Tornado activity surpasses yearly average as peak season begins

Tornado activity surpasses yearly average as peak season begins
Great Lakes Echo
By Demonte Thomas Michigan has already exceeded its average annual tornado count. The active season comes as communities across the state continue recovering from severe weather that has left behind widespread damage.
Great Lakes Echo, building, city, climate, closed, Community, conditions, Damage, deal, Detroit, down, help, hit, home, Homes, hotels, Hours, house, Indiana, Infrastructure, Journalism, july, June, Life, May, mayor, Michigan, National, National Weather Service, nature, ocean, president, red, Red Cross, remains, Repairs, rivers, room, saw, season, service, Snow, Staff, Storm, support, Thomas, Tornado, Tornadoes, Trees, United States, university, US, Volunteers, Weather, Western, who, Wind, Windows, winter, work

Steel pollution still plagues Northwest Indiana 

Steel pollution still plagues Northwest Indiana 
Great Lakes Echo
By Lillian Williams Water and air pollution caused by steel production has been negatively affecting residents of Northwest Indiana for over a century. Environmental advocates say the damage continues. 
Great Lakes Echo, air pollution, asthma, Boats, Cancer, cases, Census, chemicals, Chicago, city, Coal, Commercial Fishing, communication, conservation, Damage, development, down, downtown, Economy, end, Environment, environmental protection agency, EPA, field, Fishing, future, Great Lakes, Health, home, house, immigrants, Indiana, industrial, job, Jobs, kids, lakes, Lead, Life, mills, nitrogen, Oil, Other, plastics, Pollution, Population, search, steel, study, time, visit, Water, water pollution, who, Williams, Wind, work

Novel tells the story of Indigenous mound builders in the Great Lakes region

Novel tells the story of Indigenous mound builders in the Great Lakes region
Great Lakes Echo
By Joshua Kim “Nokee: The Last of the Great Lakes Mound Builders” follows Nokee, the last member of a mound-building culture, who embarks on a journey to preserve the memory of his ancestors and find an aging shaman.
Great Lakes Echo, building, Canadian, Community, Contact, culture, Dead, first, found, France, Great Lakes, Gulf of Mexico, Heritage, History, Illinois, Indiana, Indigenous, iowa, lakes, learn, Mexico, Michigan, new, Ohio, protect, Region, Research, US, who, Wisconsin, Writing

Bat populations plummet in Minnesota as white-nose syndrome spreads

Bat populations plummet in Minnesota as white-nose syndrome spreads
Great Lakes Echo
By Carly Carter Bat populations are plummeting in Minnesota as the deadly white-nose syndrome spreads across caves.
Great Lakes Echo, Agriculture, air pollution, Animals, Arizona, bats, Birds, body, british columbia, California, Canada, cases, conditions, conservation, Damage, Department, ecosystems, endangered species, Energy, Environment, first, fish, forest, Great Lakes, green, Health, human health, Identified, Indiana, insects, lakes, land use, Lead, LED, light, local, louisiana, May, Michigan, Minnesota, moved, Nevada, new, New York, north, North America, Other, Parks, pesticides, play, Pollution, Population, Region, Research, Rutgers University, service, study, Survey, Sustainability, Trees, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, United States, university, utah, who, Wildlife, Wind, Wind turbines, winter

Hospitality and tourism industry scrambling to find seasonal summer help

Hospitality and tourism industry scrambling to find seasonal summer help
Great Lakes Echo
By Bauyrzhan Zhaxylykov Michigan’s tourism industry is preparing for another busy season, with strong visitor demand expected across the state. However, industry experts warn that staffing challenges remain a key concern.
Great Lakes Echo, 2024, Affordable housing, Business, campaign, college, development, Discover, Economy, Food, found, help, Housing, Illinois, Indiana, industry, ireland, Jobs, June, Labor Day, lake, local, Media, Michigan, Minnesota, National, northern michigan, Ohio, Other, president, recreation, Region, report, Restaurants, room, school, season, show, social, Social media, Space, Staff, Students, summer, Technology, total, Tourism, traffic, Travel, United States, university, upper peninsula, US, Wisconsin, work

Man who took Lake Michigan shoreline access to court shares where his case stands

Man who took Lake Michigan shoreline access to court shares where his case stands
Great Lakes Commission
An ongoing legal challenge over public access to Lake Michigan shorelines is now moving through Milwaukee County Circuit Court and potentially toward the Wisconsin Supreme Court. It could ultimately determine […]
Great Lakes Commission, access, county, court, Indiana, lake, Lake Michigan, man, Mark, Michigan, Milwaukee, supreme court, Water, who, Wisconsin

Storm damage at Little Manistee River Weir threatens Michigan DNR steelhead egg collection

Storm damage at Little Manistee River Weir threatens Michigan DNR steelhead egg collection
Great Lakes Commission
According to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the Little Manistee River Weir in Stronach, Michigan—the sole source of winter-run steelhead eggs for fish hatcheries in Michigan, Indiana and […]
Great Lakes Commission, Damage, Department, died, fish, Indiana, Michigan, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Ohio, power, river, season, Source, Storm, winter

Green energy boosters stress long-term savings

Green energy boosters stress long-term savings
Great Lakes Echo

By Madison Merrell

Upfront costs of clean energy projects such as wind and solar may be high but the long-term savings on fuel and increased reliability more than offset those initial costs, experts say.

The post Green energy boosters stress long-term savings first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.
Great Lakes Echo, air pollution, Business, clean energy, climate, climate policy, Coal, conditions, Consumers Energy, Contact, council, Energy, first, Fossil Fuels, Gas, Government, Great Lakes, green, Green energy, home, Homes, Illinois, incentives, Indiana, Investment, lakes, LCOE, levelized cost of electricity, looking, manager, May, Media, Michigan, Natural Gas, new, nitrogen, Nitrogen oxides, Ohio, pay, plants, Policy, Pollution, power, Renewable energy, Safety, savings, service, solar, Solar Panels, Source, sustainable, tax credits, Technology, university, Utilities, Weather, Wind, Wisconsin

Michigan pushes toward 100% clean energy by 2040 despite funding cuts

Michigan pushes toward 100% clean energy by 2040 despite funding cuts
Great Lakes Echo

 By Bauyrzhan Zhaxylykov

Given dramatic changes in federal energy policy and spending, as well as possible reduction in state financial support for alternative energy projects, is Michigan still on target to reach its clean energy goals?

The post Michigan pushes toward 100% clean energy by 2040 despite funding cuts first appeared
Great Lakes Echo, 2021, 2023, 2024, access, budget, building, Business, changes, charging, city, clean energy, climate, climate policy, Consumers Energy, council, county, Department, design, development, Donations, DTE, DTE Energy, electrification, Energy, energy policy, Energy Storage, Environment, federal, first, funding, Great Lakes, Health, Homes, house, incentives, Indiana, Information, Infrastructure, lakes, local, manager, May, meeting, Michigan, new, Other, Plans, Policy, Pollution, project, public health, Renewable energy, renewable energy credits, Renewable Portfolio Standard, renewables, rural, school, service, solar, solar capacity, Solar energy, solar for all, Solar Panels, storage, support, tax credits, tax incentives, Utilities, utility-scale solar, vehicle, Wind

How seeds from the past are saving a unique flower of the Great Lakes

How seeds from the past are saving a unique flower of the Great Lakes
Great Lakes Echo

By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva

More than 30 years ago, a group of scientists planted just 4,200 seeds of the rare Pitcher’s thistle in the sandy dunes of the Great Lakes. At the time, no one knew if the new populations would survive. Today, three decades later, the restored populations are thriving

Great Lakes Echo, Birds, California, Chicago, conditions, conservation, development, Diversity, ecosystems, federal, field, first, fish, Flowers, Food, Government, Great Lakes, green, help, History, home, Indiana, Indigenous, job, lake, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, lakes, Life, light, local, Michigan, mining, National, nature, new, plants, protect, Region, Research, restoration, RISK, Science, scientists, service, study, summer, Survey, university, US, Western, Wildlife, Wisconsin
Subscribe to Indiana