Dec 11, 2019 | Daily News
A former Rockford shoe factory that for decades used potentially health-harming PFAS compounds, causing widespread environmental contamination nearby, is nearing a $69.5 million settlement with the state of Michigan and Plainfield and Algoma townships. Read the full...
Dec 11, 2019 | Daily News
A new report from Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin, recommends that the United States and Canada rewrite its principal agreement that provides a framework for improving water quality on the Great Lakes. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.
Dec 11, 2019 | Daily News
Increasingly larger storms, more frequent heavy rains and higher water levels — likely spurred by global climate change — are not only roiling the waters of Lake Superior but also damaging the big lake’s water quality. Read the full story by the Duluth News...
Dec 11, 2019 | Daily News
Not having uranium in the Detroit River is great news, but it’s also a ridiculously low bar to set for public safety and healthy waterways. Read the full story by The Detroit News.
Dec 11, 2019 | Daily News
Restore Our Water International, an organization of shoreline property owners within the Lake Michigan and Lake Huron drainage basins, is calling on the International Joint Commission to take action to reduce high lake levels. Read the full story by the Manitoulin...
Dec 11, 2019 | Daily News
A regional group in New York can double down on its fight against invasive animals and plants after receiving twice as much financial support from a new state contract. Read the full story by the Watertown Daily Times.
Dec 11, 2019 | Daily News
New York State Sen. Joseph A. Griffo has introduced legislation that would allow property owners in flood-prone areas to sell their property to the state rather than consistently incur costs associated with water damage. Read the full story by the Watertown Daily...
Dec 11, 2019 | Daily News
The more litter on the beach, the fewer days visitors spend at it, according to a recent study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The study reports that plastic pollution and balloon debris have a great impact on Great Lakes tourism. Read the full...
Dec 11, 2019 | Daily News
For vacation next summer, how about a leisurely Great Lakes cruise aboard a 1,000-foot freighter? Seriously — this is a real thing you can do. But you can’t buy a ticket; you have to win one in a charity raffle. Read the full story by the Huron Daily...
Dec 10, 2019 | Daily News
Minnesota Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith announced that the U.S. EPA awarded the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources a $1.75 million supplemental Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant to continue restoration efforts in the St. Louis River Estuary Area...
