NWF is teaming up with the Great Lakes PFAS Action Network (GLPAN) to push Michigan lawmakers to take action against harmful PFAS chemicals, protect affected communities, and hold polluters accountable. … Read more
Great Lakes
Harmful Algal Blooms in Lake Erie
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its seasonal projection for Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in Western Lake Erie for 2024. These blooms, made up of cyanobacteria or blue-green … Read more
Lake Erie: From Green to Clean
As the summer Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) season loads up, we’re keeping our eye on the Lake Erie blooms and can answer your most pressing questions. From the causes to … Read more
Blurred Tunnel Vision: Enbridge’s Risky Line 5 Expansions
Recently, the Michigan Public Service Commission granted Enbridge a site permit for the plan to relocate the dangerous Line 5 pipeline into a tunnel running under the Straits of Mackinac. … Read more
Healthy Great Lakes, Communities, and Wildlife
If you can clearly see your home from outer space, you live in a special place. Here at the Great Lakes Regional Center, we are privileged to live in a … Read more
Invasive Carp Project Faces Potential Delays
If you live in the upper Midwest, you certainly know about the negative impacts that aquatic invasive species have on our Great Lakes, the fishery and our quality of life. … Read more
Great Lakes States Show Leadership in Development of PFAS Policies
With over 3,000 PFAS-contaminated sites in the U.S., these forever chemicals are a nationwide problem. But if you looked at a map of the known contamination across the country, the … Read more
Taking Stock of the Algal Soup
I’ve been sailing on Lake Erie for over twenty years, which incidentally coincides with the reemergence of toxic algal blooms. I’ve seen algal blooms large and small, of varying degrees … Read more
Closing the Door on Invasive Species
Many years ago, a friend and I landed our boat on the beach at Sterling Park on Lake Erie. Setting up decoys to hunt for waterfowl, we stepped into the chilly … Read more
New NWF Film Explores the Risk of Invasive Carp to the Great Lakes and the Effort to Stop Them
On one set of starting blocks, picture the mass of invasive carp occupying the Mississippi River system and its tributaries, moving ever North in search of the food resources necessary … Read more
