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 […]
Michigan’s Great Lakes are 33.19% covered in ice, the highest coverage so far in 2025 with Lake Erie in the lead, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration said. Altogether, the Great […]
Winter surfing in Sheboygan, Michigan, sometimes called the Malibu of the Midwest, is unique in that it’s not as particular about which way the wind blows. The Great Lakes surf […]
Since last Thursday, seven red-breasted mergansers were admitted to the Wisconsin Humane Society Wildlife Rehabilitation Center with symptoms consistent with the bird flu. Read the full story by Spectrum News.
For the second time in roughly 30 years, oil wells leaking into a Michigan lake have been plugged, according to the state Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy. Read […]
Policy experts say Michigan is insulated from a Congressional effort to repeal recent federal requirements that expedite lead service pipe replacements thanks to a state rule which requires that all […]
The city of Rochester Hills, Michigan, was awarded $300,000 in funding for habitat restoration. The funds will allow the city to use herbicide, mechanical removal, and prescribed fire methods to […]
The owners of a shuttered nuclear plant on the shores of Lake Michigan are still banking on its historic reopening later this year, despite the confusion of President Donald Trump’s […]
Michigan’s sturgeon fishing season on Black Lake set a record Saturday as the fastest ever, wrapping up in just 17 minutes. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.
Hundreds of red-breasted mergansers have been found either dead or sick over the past few days along Lake Michigan in Chicago and into the northern suburbs. Officials suspect that highly […]
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” […]