Category: Great Lakes Now
Toxic Coal Ash Contaminants Could Threaten Michigan’s Drinking Water, Great Lakes
“Great Lakes Now” host Ward Detwiler speaks with Northwestern University professor, journalist Kari Lydersen about research being done on toxic coal ash contaminants by the Energy News Network and her journalism students and the efforts to prevent coal ash from contaminating Michigan’s Great Lakes. This story is part of Great Lakes Now’s “Poisonous Ponds: Tackling Toxic Coal Ash” episode.
Read MoreGreat Lakes Now | Hazardous housing: Environmental issues in older homes could lead to health issues
Your house could be making you sick. When you think about environmental issues, you might picture toxic chemicals in the air or the water, but the environment we inhabit most of the time is our homes, and there can be problems there, too.
Read MoreDrowning in Dues: The Cost of Water for Communities of Color
“American Black Journal” host Stephen Henderson talks with We the People of Detroit Co-founder Cecily McClellan and Wayne State University Law Professor Peter Hammer about the rising cost of water in Detroit, looming water shutoffs, and the racial disparities impacting access to clean, safe and affordable drinking water.
Read MoreLighthouse Preservation Efforts Underway for Spectacle Reef Lighthouse
Lake Huron and Lake Michigan come together in the Straits of Mackinac—long considered one of the most treacherous waterways on all of the Great Lakes. For nearly 150 years, the Spectacle Reef Lighthouse has guarded ships passing through the Straits. Great Lakes now explores the preservation efforts and initiatives going into restoring the historic, iconic site.
Read MoreFeeding Frenzy: Watch the Belle Isle Aquarium’s Fish Get Fed
Some get lettuce, others shrimp and still other finned residents of the Belle Isle Aquarium get a vitamin shell mixture in their meal. In a special One Detroit segment produced by Great Lakes Now’s Annamarie Sysling, audiences get a behind-the-scenes look inside of Detroit’s Belle Isle Aquarium to see what the fish are fed and how the food they eat keeps them healthy.
Read MoreShooting superior skies: Michigan among the best destinations to photograph the northern lights
In this Great Lakes Now featured story, viewers get a glimpse into how they can see night sky lights, like the northern lights, the challenges that comes with capturing them, and why Michigan is one of the best states in the lower 48 to see auroras.
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12/23/21: One Detroit – Wigilia, Mochitsuki, Northern Lights Photography
As we enter into the holiday season, the One Detroit team takes a look at holiday traditions from around the globe including Wigilia, a Polish Christmas Eve dinner celebration, and Mochitsuki, a New Year’s celebration involving pounding rice into round cakes. Plus viewers will get a glimpse into the northern lights along Lake Superior and learn why Michigan is one of the best places in the lower 48 states to view them.
Read MoreBelle Isle Spring Cleanup
Brionne Davis is working with the Belle Isle Conservancy on their Spring Cleanup efforts.
Read MoreGLN on One Detroit: PFAS in the House
Journalist Tom Perkins had his blood, his cat’s blood and many products in his home tested for the toxic ‘forever chemicals.’ Here’s what he found.
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Great Lakes Now: A New Administration and Investing in the Great Lakes
How will the new administration affect funding for the Great Lakes? Great Lakes Now has more.
Read MoreAn Easement Revoked: Could It Mean a Shutdown of Line 5?
Governor Whitmer recently ordered that the Line 5 Pipeline shut down, moving to revoke the 1953 easement that allowed for the operation of the dual pipelines under the Straits of Mackinac.
Read MoreThe high cost of high water
A Great Lakes Now report takes a look at the city of South Haven, MI, where the costs from high water damage are estimated to top $20 million.
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