The US and Canada have long managed the Great Lakes together. That era could be ending.
Political tensions are threatening the future of the largest freshwater ecosystem on Earth
By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, WBEZ and Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio
Tags: Michigan, Environment, Government, Great Lakes, Canada, Donald Trump
U.S. Forest Service firings decimate already understaffed agency: ‘It’s catastrophic’
The agency, which stewards 193 million acres of public lands from Alaska to Florida, was in trouble even before Trump took office
By Katie Myers, Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, WBEZ and Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio
Tags: Michigan, Environment, Government, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, DOGE, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Huron-Manistee National Forests
Will JD Vance save the Great Lakes from Trump?
The vice president once pushed for restoration funding. Advocates hope he hasn't forgotten.
By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio and Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, WBEZ
Tags: Michigan, Environment, Government, JD Vance, Donald Trump, Great Lakes
Lake Michigan temps are breaking records
Lake Michigan’s surface temperature has been above average nearly every day this year so far. All five Great Lakes are heating up.
By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, WBEZ
Tags: Michigan, Environment, Nature, Great Lakes, climate change in Michigan, Chicago
Illinois and Army Corps at an impasse over building barrier to prevent invasive carp
Governor JB Pritzker sent a letter expressing concern over costs of the $1 billion project and the burden to Illinois taxpayers
Tags: Michigan, Environment, News, Great Lakes, Asian Carp, Illinois
