Water
Grassroots water advocates, Midwest cities at odds on lead
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Two years after Flint’s lead in drinking water issues finally boiled over and hit the national spotlight, emotions continue to run high on the topic.
Art
Video game pipeline attack generates Great Lakes controversy
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Thunderbird Strike, a video game with an environmental message, has come under fire from petroleum advocates.
Art
Is Thunderbird Strike a fun learning tool or an ecoterrorist’s version of Angry Birds?
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Do the negative claims leveled at the video game Thunderbird Strike hold up? Or does its environmental message hold weight?
Green Gavel
Realtor fined for hiding lead paint information
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A family bought a house in April 2014. In September 2015, their child was diagnosed with lead poisoning.
environmental politics
Local agencies want federal tools with teeth to tackle Lake Erie pollution
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Toledo and Lucas County officials are leading the fight to curb Ohio’s algae-feeding pollutants. It’s a role they say should be played by the U.S. EPA.
Fish
#ChicagoFishes reels in rare catch
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A young angler reeled in the catch of a lifetime during the first annual #ChicagoFishes event.
Videos
Video: Lake Erie algae blooms hurt local economy
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Businesses along western Lake Erie are hurting from dwindling tourism as more anglers avoid the lake, said charter fisherman Dean Thompson. His own business has dropped 40 percent this year.
Agriculture
Government and farmers team up to fight Great Lakes algae blooms
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The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative has been funding states and counties for years, trying to create buy-in from farmers in the fight against dangerous algae blooms. Starting in November the Great Lakes Commission will ask, “is it working?”
Homepage Featured
Lake Superior loses ground in water clarity
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Lake Superior is now the third clearest of the Great Lakes, but clarity isn’t necessarily something the two new front runners should be proud of.
Water quality
Can’t fix waterworks without knowing how water works
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Few people can depict how water gets to the tap and where it goes after it hits the drain, an ignorance that requires a disaster to generate support to upgrade an aging system of pipes and treatment.