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WEBThe 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.
30 Years Later: Mussel invasion legacy reaches far beyond Great …
WEBFeb 2, 2021 — 30 years of change for the Great Lakes. After quagga mussels replaced zebra mussels, their populations peaked in about 2003 and declined slightly in shallow waters. They continue to increase slowly in deeper portions of the lakes, said Alexander Karatayev, director of the Great Lakes Center at Buffalo State College.
Zebra Mussels: A guide to the good and the bad of these Great …
WEBFeb 28, 2020 — Mussels are filter feeders, which means they feed by clearing nutrients from the water passing through them. The rate of reproduction and spread of zebra mussels make them efficient cleaners of Great Lakes water, but whether that’s a positive or negative thing depends on who you’re asking. “Some people do think the water clarity is a ...
Great Lakes water levels could increase on average from 19 to 44 ...
WEBJun 27, 2022 — “The storms that caused huge amounts of infrastructure damage in Duluth back in 2017-2018 were not, by historical standards, particularly huge storms; what made them so damaging was that they occurred when lake levels were at a high stand,” said Jay Austin, professor with the University of Minnesota Duluth.
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WEBMajor federal funding aims to speed transition to clean energy in the rural Midwest. PFAS Roundup: Four Great Lakes states selected to test residents annually for environmental chemical exposure. Michigan’s ambitious clean energy laws face a peninsula-sized hurdle. Palisades nuclear relaunch gets more subsidies in Michigan — and more backlash.
Great Lakes Education – Lessons Plans for Middle Schoolers
WEBGreat Lakes Now wants to help your students explore the Great Lakes.. That’s why we’ve designed a collection of free lesson plans that engage students with the science, math and more about the Great Lakes, largely through video segments from our award-winning PBS television program.Designed for middle-school classrooms and at-home learning, these educational activities will help students ...
First in decades, a new Great Lakes freighter joins fleet
WEBSeptember 6, 2022. For the first time in decades, a new bulk freighter has been built on and launched on the Great Lakes. The Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding Company in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin unveiled the Mark W. Barker earlier this year after spending nearly three years constructing it. The vessel was commissioned by Cleveland-based Interlake ...
Chicago - Great Lakes Now
WEBChicago groups spotlight the city’s water “abundance,” focus on innovation, collaboration as key to its future. May 15, 2024 - by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now. “Innovation is integral to delivering on all of our water priorities,” says top executive. What about conservation?
DNR announces fishing regulations for Michigan’s 2022 season
WEBMar 1, 2022 — Walleye size limit increased in Lake St. Clair and St. Clair River. Anglers who are fishing in Lake St. Clair and the St. Clair River have to catch longer walleye. The DNR increased the size limit minimum from 13 inches to 15 inches, which is the same as the statewide regulation. The DNR changed the minimum size limit to make its walleye ...
Nestlé Exit: North American bottled water brands sold to …
WEBFeb 18, 2021 — The years-long saga surrounding Nestlé and its Michigan groundwater withdrawals comes to an end – in a way – as Nestlé withdraws from the situation, selling its North American water brands to another corporation. Nestlé announced this week that it unloaded a number of U.S. and Canadian brands, including Poland Spring Brand 100% Natural Spring Water, Ice Mountain Brand 100% […]