Capital News Service
Michigan private well water quality unregulated after installation
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Frequent sampling is the only way to know well water is safe, but there are no statewide testing requirements for owners of private wells in Michigan.
environmental politics
Great Lakes businesses join forces against oil pipeline
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The collection of businesses see Enbridge Line 5 as a threat to the economy and the environment.
Capital News Service
Water quality a problem for rural areas, too
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Michigan cities like Flint aren’t the only cause for water worry.
Echo
Unique lake trout could help restore Lake Michigan population
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The trout in Lake Michigan were once wiped out, but one strain might help bring them back.
Water
Historian turns childhood interest into book on Great Lakes freighters
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The 20th century history of the Great Lakes freighters is tackled and summarized in a new book by Michigan historian Frank Boles.
Great Lakes
Plastic litter on Great Lakes beaches
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A recent study found most trash on Great Lakes beaches is plastic – consumer goods like water bottles and food wrappers.
lakes/rivers/wetlands
Milwaukee bans coal-tar sealants after study shows they pollute streams
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The study found that as many as 78 percent of Milwaukee streams have toxic levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, also known as PAHs.
Algae
Tracking harmful algae in Lake Erie
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Lake Erie’s western basin experiences the largest algal blooms in the Great Lakes. Thanks to a new computer model, scientists can track where and when they’ll happen.
The Buzz
Anti-invasives campaigns target aquarium, water garden hobbyists
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State is developing legislatively-mandated list of plants and animals that residents can own and trade.
Great Lakes shipping
New Soo Lock could prevent trillion-dollar crisis
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President-elect Donald Trump’s call for infrastructure investment could give revamping of critical maritime link a boost.