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The Great Lakes Now monthly television program is produced by Detroit PBS in partnership with a network of PBS affiliates around the region. Shooting on location in eight states and Canada, the magazine-style show brings viewers stories about the recreational, economic, scientific, political and environmental issues related to the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Ohio Department of Agriculture is working to stop the spread of …
Oct 9, 2024 · A dozen Ohio counties are currently under a quarantine for transporting plant material as the state works to get a handle on its growing spotted lanternfly problem. The invasive spotted lanternfly is being spread primarily by hitchhiking.
After a dramatic decline, lake trout have recovered in most of Lake ...
Nov 22, 2024 · After decades of work, fishery managers say lake trout have fully recovered in most of Lake Superior after the invasive, fish-killing sea lamprey decimated their numbers.
The murky process of reopening Palisades and why it’s a turning …
May 1, 2024 · U.S. nuclear industry is closely watching Palisades, amid a surge of investments as demand climbs for low-carbon sources of electricity. Other recently shuttered nuclear plants could take a cue from Palisades.
Joliet, Illinois, Plans to Source Its Future Drinking Water From Lake ...
Oct 1, 2024 · The aquifer from which Joliet, Illinois, sources its drinking water is likely going to run too dry to support the city by 2030—a problem more and more communities are facing as the climate changes and groundwater declines.
Environmentalists, Industry Divided Over Energy Permitting Bill
Nov 15, 2024 · Melting ice. Wildfire smoke. Crop losses.Climate change is already having an impact on the Great Lakes region. According to a 2022 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, in order to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius, humanity would have to reach net-zero emissions by the 2070s. For a more ambitious goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius, we’d have to get to net zero by the 2050s.
From the Ice Age to Now: A Lake Erie timeline
Mar 22, 2024 · Native to the Atlantic, sea lampreys were observed in Lake Ontario in the early 1800s, though confined by Niagara Falls. But by the 1900s, they had migrated through the Welland Canal into Lake Erie and the other Great Lakes. This long, eel-like parasitic fish has a circular mouth with more than a hundred sharp, bony teeth.
Public hearing draws on big questions about Upper Peninsula …
Nov 5, 2024 · Deep public concern. None of the 20-some people who spoke at a virtual public hearing last week supported the mine, and many said the air permitting process wasn’t enough to protect the area or the people there. Highland Copper declined to comment for this story, citing a wish to let EGLE’s permitting process play out.
Great Lakes most unwanted: Top 10 invasive species
Oct 24, 2024 · Since the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway, about 65% of aquatic invasive species were introduced to the Great Lakes via ballast water. The 2000s saw stricter ballast legislation in Canada and the United States. Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the finalization of national ballast standards, in order to further control the release of pollutants and invasive species.
Spooky Lake Superior: The SS Kamloops | Great Lakes Now
Oct 28, 2024 · Chock-full of shipwrecks, Lake Superior is a graveyard for thousands of people who have perished there. There is a rich and intricate history of ships navigating the Great Lakes’ vast waters because they serve as a vital shipping highway through the Eastern North American continent, from the Atlantic Ocean to Lake Superior.