MI EnviroImpact tool: Help your crops spring forward by keeping nutrients on the field
MI EnviroImpact Tool is a free decision support tool for short-term nutrient application planning that shows daily runoff risk across Michigan. Read full article by MSU Extension.
Lake Erie in limbo as coronavirus threatens to kill DeWine’s H2Ohio’s program
In 2019 Republican Mike DeWine got the Ohio General Assembly to fund an unprecedented, statewide commitment to water quality branded under the moniker H2Ohio. Now, because of costs associated with […]
Single systems: Great Lakes cities’ sewer designs mean waste in the waters
In some Great Lakes cities, a single system of pipes may transport sewage as well as stormwater runoff. That system is sufficient on most days, but a big storm can overwhelm […]
Grand Haven to spend $200k to remove old wells revealed by beach erosion
Four century-old shoreline wells revealed by Lake Michigan erosion will be removed from the beach at Grand Haven State Park this summer. Read the full story by MLive.
Anglers still casting lines amid coronavirus pandemic
The great outdoors are about the only thing open amid the coronavirus pandemic. Fishing is allowed under Michigan’s Gov. Whitmer’s stay home order, as long as people can follow social […]
NGWA: Private well water services available during ‘shelter in place’ orders
Memo issued by federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency deems “water and wastewater” work essential to critical infrastructure. (WESTERVILLE, OH — March 20, 2020) As the country continues to take measures […]
Its doors It may be shut, but Great Lakes Science Center reaching out with daily STEM videos
As it is closed to the public, the Great Lakes Science Center is still living up to its mission to make science, technology, engineering and math, aka STEM, come alive […]
Continued record high water levels force cooperation among Great Lakes leaders
Lakes Superior, Michigan, and Huron are on pace to set all-time records for high water levels in February. That’s sent Great Lakes states into action, scrambling for solutions as water […]
Continued record high water levels force cooperation among Great Lakes leaders
Lakes Superior, Michigan, and Huron are on pace to set all-time records for high water levels in February. That’s sent Great Lakes states into action, scrambling for solutions as water stays high. Read […]
Microplastics are filling the Great Lakes and birds’ bellies
In one of the first-ever projects to study microplastics and birds in the Great Lakes, manmade debris was found in 26 of the 30 birds studied, including bird colonies in […]