Canadian Wildfire Smoke Blankets Great Lakes Region as Air Quality Turns Hazardous

Canadian Wildfire Smoke Blankets Great Lakes Region as Air Quality Turns Hazardous

by | Jul 16, 2026 | agriculture, British Columbia, business, canada, culture, detroit, economy, election, environment, environment, events, health, housing, housing, infrastructure, michigan, minnesota, ontario, ottawa, outdoors, politics, small business, technology, united states, Vancouver, wisconsin

(Photo: Retuers) DETROIT, Michigan — July 16, 2026 — Smoke from massive wildfires burning across Canada and northern Minnesota blanketed communities throughout the Great Lakes region Thursday, turning skies hazy and orange while sending air-quality levels into...
Michigan Moves Toward Statewide Septic Code: What SB 771 Could Mean for Homeowners and Great Lakes Water Quality

Michigan Moves Toward Statewide Septic Code: What SB 771 Could Mean for Homeowners and Great Lakes Water Quality

by | Jul 13, 2026 | business, civil, culture, economy, environment, home life, housing, infrastructure, lansing, legal, michigan, outdoors, politics, united states

(Photo: Michigan: Senate Bill 771 – First Statewide Septic Code) LANSING, Michigan — July 13, 2026 — Michigan is moving closer to establishing its first statewide septic code, a proposed change that could affect more than 1.3 million septic systems and reshape...
Early Results From Great Lakes BioBlitz Show Broad Participation Across U.S. and Canada

Early Results From Great Lakes BioBlitz Show Broad Participation Across U.S. and Canada

by | May 26, 2026 | business, canada, environment, illinois, indiana, michigan, minnesota, new york, ohio, ontario, pennsylvania, quebec, STEM, united states, wisconsin

(Photo: iNaturalist) Great Lakes Region — May 26, 2026 Preliminary observations from the 2026 Sea Grant Great Lakes BioBlitz indicate widespread participation across the Great Lakes basin, with thousands of wildlife observations submitted during the month-long citizen...