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Green Infrastructure / Stormwater Management

New report identifies areas most in need of green infrastructure investment

ANN ARBOR—Three counties in Michigan were identified among those most in need of new investment in green infrastructure, according to a new report from a coalition of environmental groups and …

Economy / Water Resources

Study: 1.3M jobs, $82B in wages tied directly to Great Lakes

ANN ARBOR—The Great Lakes support more than 1.3 million jobs that generate $82 billion in wages annually, according to a new analysis of 2018 economic data by Michigan Sea Grant. …

Coding / Water Resources / Workforce Development

Grand Circus adds Great Lakes environmental data to coding training

DETROIT—Grand Circus, the Detroit-based IT training academy, and the Great Lakes Observing System, the organization that coordinates Great Lakes data collection, management, and sharing, announced that GLOS’ live environmental data …

Photo of a 2011 algae bloom on Lake Erie by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon -- NASA
Great Lakes / Pollution / Water Resources

UM report details phosphorus sources—both urban and agricultural—in Detroit River watershed

ANN ARBOR—Though the Detroit River delivers one-quarter of the phosphorus that flows into Lake Erie, there’s never been a detailed accounting of the nutrient’s urban and agricultural sources across the …

University Research / Water Resources

Scientists launch pilot project to warn of potentially dangerous ‘meteotsunamis’ in Great Lakes

ANN ARBOR — Great Lakes researchers are establishing an experimental network of air-pressure sensors around lakes Michigan and Erie to see if they can detect potentially harmful “meteotsunami” waves. Funding …

Environment / Great Lakes / University Research

Michigan Tech leads study of mercury pollution: ‘When can we eat the fish?’

HOUGHTON — Mercury is a widespread pollutant that travels up the food chain onto people’s dinner plates. Although a global issue, mercury regulations vary worldwide. Depending on where one lives …

University Research / Water Resources

Feds Give U-M $20M For Great Lakes Research Institute

ANN ARBOR — The University of Michigan has been awarded a five-year, $20 million grant from the federal government to form a research institute focused on sustainable management of the …

University Research / Water Resources

Michigan Sea Grant, Wayne State Host Freshwater Research Conference

ANN ARBOR — Freshwater researchers from the Great Lakes region and around the world are gathering at Cobo Center this week for the 60th annual conference of the International Association …

Environment / Plastics / Water Resources

Women Scientists To Sample Plastics In All Five Great Lakes

ANN ARBOR — Female scientists from the United States and Canada will set sail Aug. 20 on all five Great Lakes and connecting waterways to sample plastic debris pollution and …

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