SHOCKING: 9 - What They Never Told You

Toxic algae in the Great Lakes

In Toledo, Ohio, monitoring and treating algae-contaminated water from Lake Erie costs $100 per family per year

Salon · Jul 14, 2022

Heat wave keeps its sticky grip on Midwest and South

The swimming season has kicked into high gear early in a large swath of the U.S., as a heat wave pushed temperatures into the 90s and beyond in a stretch spanning from northern Florida to the Great Lakes and covering about a third of the country’s population

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2022

Chicago’s Erick Williams wins best chef Great Lakes region at James Beard Awards

Considered to be the Oscars of the culinary industry, the coveted awards each year honor the nation’s best chefs, restaurants, restaurateurs, mixologists, bakers, cookbook authors, food writers and more.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 14, 2022

Editorial: Too many new straws in California’s groundwater milkshake

It wasn’t that long ago that increasingly arid California seemed as watery as a wet sponge. At the time the state became part of the U.S., Tulare Lake was the largest body of freshwater west of the Great Lakes, and winter flooding made it even larger. In particularly wet years,…

Los Angeles Times · Jun 9, 2022

The wolf fight in Wisconsin

The state’s wolf population is determined by political volleying, with each side of the debate seeking easy answers

Salon · Jun 7, 2022

After a decadelong absence, cruise ships will again stop in Duluth

DULUTH, Minn. — The nearly 400-passenger Viking Octantis cruise ship will make a stop in the Duluth Harbor this week (May 30), the first of several international Great Lakes tours that will take advantage of a new customs facility at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center.

Tribune News Service · May 27, 2022

The UK’s view of Rwanda is deeply ignorant – I once fell prey to it myself

The refugee deal with President Kagame reveals a profound misunderstanding of history, says Giles Foden, author of The Last King of Scotland

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2022

Summer 'revenge travel' could raise drowning risk at beaches, but new tech might help

Many North Americans plan to travel this summer to catch up on lost experiences, following two years of COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions. This so-called revenge travel has the potential to raise the number of drownings, as more people choose to enter the water, even when the conditions aren’t ideal.

The Conversation · May 19, 2022

Restoring the Great Lakes: After 50 years of US-Canada joint efforts, some success and lots of unfinished business

The Great Lakes cover nearly 95,000 square miles (250,000 square kilometers) and hold over 20% of Earth’s surface fresh water. More than 30 million people in the U.S. and Canada rely on them for drinking water. The lakes support a multibillion-dollar maritime economy, and the lands around them provided many…

The Conversation · May 19, 2022

Vast swath of US is at risk of summer blackouts, regulator warns

A vast swath of North America from the Great Lakes to the West Coast is at risk of blackouts this summer as heat, drought, shuttered power plants and supply chain woes strain the electric grid. Power supplies in much of the U.S. and part of Canada will be stretched, with…

Tribune News Service · May 18, 2022