Ann Arbor, Michigan – The Great Lakes Commission (GLC) today issued a request for proposals (RFP) for projects that would help improve Great Lakes water quality by reducing nutrient loads from agricultural watersheds and eroding shorelines and streams. Indigenous Nations, nonfederal units of government, and incorporated nonprofit organizations are invited to apply for grants for up to $300,000 through […]
Ontarians will be headed to the polls next week, and you’d be forgiven for not noticing. Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford, seeking a third straight majority mandate, triggered a snap election more than a year before the scheduled vote, plunging Ontario into a subdued campaign hampered by blizzard conditions and drowned out by U.S. President […]
The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has objected to permitting Enbridge’s proposed Line 5 reroute under the Clean Water Act, saying the project will violate the tribe’s water […]
Lake Erie is more than 90% covered with ice but that doesn’t mean it’s safe to be walking on the frozen water. Conditions are particularly hazardous for fishermen at least […]
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s offices in Teeswater will close to the public on Friday and the organization plans to dispose of the lands it had secured for a potential underground used nuclear fuel vault in South Bruce. The more than 1,800 acres of land the organization had secured in South Bruce through a series […]
The Trump/Vance administration is moving to fire or force out more than 20% of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Chicago staff, including officials who enforce clean air and water laws […]
Greenhouse growers would love to tap into Lake Erie directly for water, cutting development charges. Municipal officials say the move would also reduce strain on the municipal water system. Read […]
Canada and the U.S. are being asked by the science advisory board for the International Joint Commission to designate microplastics as a chemical of mutual concern under the Great Lakes […]
As part of a series profiling Michigan neighborhoods, the Detroit Free Press is highlighting St. Clair Shores in Macomb County, a city proudly known as “The Boating Capital of Michigan” […]
Autumn McGowan serves as a program specialist for the Great Lakes Commission’s aquatic invasive species team. In this role she supports the work of GLC’s
When ice piles up along Great Lakes shorelines, it can create spectacular blue ice, craggy piles and “volcanoes” that spray water high into the air, but officials say people should […]
