Post-Institute Stories: Big Changes on the Great Lakes


The Toxic Sands Threatening Fish in Lake Superior - Shantal Riley, Undark

Toxic algal blooms are driving up water costs in the Great Lakes - Diana Kruzman, Grist

GLRI continues to be vital for improving Great Lakes health and economy - Tom Henry, The Blade

Lake Superior’s Forever Chemicals - Shantal Riley, The Washington Post Magazine

Citizen scientists help to document changes to lake ice in the northern U.S. - Emma Jacobs, NPR

Illinois — a major feeder to the Gulf of Mexico dead zone — falls behind federal goal to reduce phosphorus and nitrogen flowing into its waterways - Morgan Greene, Chicago Tribune

The rise of algae blooms: This year, more than a dozen of the water bodies sampled in Illinois had toxin levels above recreation standards - Morgan Greene, Chicago Tribune

Lake Superior is among the fastest-warming lakes on the planet. Climate change may be the culprit behind its algae blooms, too. - Morgan Greene, Chicago Tribune

Too few farmers are curbing pollution in Lake Erie. Should they be forced? - Kelly House, Bridge Michigan

Great Lakes region's climate keeps getting warmer, wetter, and wilder - Tom Henry, The Blade (Toledo)

Lake Superior's Algae Problem - Susan Bence, Here & Now

Great Lake Restoration Initiative: Bipartisan federal action at its best - Jim Bloch, Blue Water Healthy Living

Climate change magnifies the risk of dam failures, especially in Great Lakes Region - Jim Bloch, Blue Water Healthy Living

Climate change in Great Lakes means bigger storms, threats to infrastructure - Jim Bloch, Voice News