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Great Lakes shoreline communities get $2 million in water improvement grants
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Much of the funding will support rain gardens and other green infrastructure.
Catch of the Day
Ontario recycling initiative issues school challenge
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It targets lunchroom waste and school supplies.
Fish
CSI Great Lakes: Fish forensics trace contaminants from lakes to streams
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Fish are what they eat, say investigators whose findings inform decisions on eating fish, dam removal and stocking.
data
Interactive map helps bridge science-citizen divide
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Winners of the Great Lakes Observing System data challenge walked away with a $5,000 grand prize. The Ontario Water Rangers plan to use the money to expand their interactive web app.
Echo
Utility report: Michigan can meet federal clean power requirements by retiring coal plants
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Closure of power plants will help Michigan comply with new federal emissions requirements.
environmental politics
One tribe’s ‘long walk’ upstream for environmental and cultural justice
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An installment in Environmental Health News’s “Sacred Water” series.
Fish
Benefits of eating mercury contaminated fish may outweigh risks
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A recent study investigated health trends in the Anishinaabe, who have deep-rooted cultural connections to fishing.
deer
Wisconsin deer are eating trees faster than forests can cope
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Study shows that Wisconsin forest composition is changing because of the out-of-control deer population.
Nearshore
New effort to track wild rice in Michigan
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A statewide effort to track wild rice will need the help of tribal leaders who harvest and have already restored some rice beds.
Podcasts
The environmental legacy of the California gold rush
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Nineteenth century gold mining practices involving mercury still threaten this California landscape.