Great Lakes states and provinces to host seventh annual Aquatic Invasive Species Landing Blitz

Great Lakes states and provinces to host seventh annual Aquatic Invasive Species Landing Blitz
Great Lakes Commission
Ann Arbor, Michigan – Organizations across the region will come together to educate the public about aquatic invasive species (AIS) during the seventh annual Great
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For opioid victims, payouts fall short while governments reap millions

Interlochen Public Radio
Opioid settlements with companies like Purdue Pharma, Walmart, and Johnson & Johnson have led to headline-grabbing multibillion-dollar payouts. But most of the windfall is flowing to state and local governments, not directly to victims of the crisis.
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Copper mines, Star Wars and old engines: IPR stories win honors

Interlochen Public Radio
Interlochen Public Radio is the winner of three Regional Edward R. Murrow awards, the most of any public radio station in Michigan this year.
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40 years after singer’s death, London band reunites – with help from AI

40 years after singer’s death, London band reunites – with help from AI
London Free Press
The year was 1979, and three musicians arrived in London with one goal: To write, produce and perform their own music.
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Toledo-area sand dunes to become state nature preserve

Great Lakes Commission
Next month, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and Metroparks Toledo will dedicate Girdham Road Sand Dunes in Oak Openings Preserve Metropark as Ohio’s next nature preserve. Read the full […]
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Northern Michigan moves to clean up ice storm debris — by making energy

Interlochen Public Radio
The same debris that knocked out the power a few weeks ago could be used to make electricity.
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Environmental advocates oppose Ohio House plan to cut clean water program nearly 45%

Environmental advocates oppose Ohio House plan to cut clean water program nearly 45%
Great Lakes Commission
Ohio House lawmakers voted this month to make steep cuts to the statewide water quality program, H2Ohio, which was formed after toxins left Toledo temporarily without safe drinking water. Read […]
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Great Lakes cruise, diverted by Detroit Grand Prix, to dock in Toledo

Great Lakes cruise, diverted by Detroit Grand Prix, to dock in Toledo
Great Lakes Commission
A cruise ship will visit Toledo, Ohio, next month for the first time since the late 1990s thanks to the efforts of local officials and an auto race that is […]
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PHOTOS: Looking back on London hockey star Logan Couture’s career

PHOTOS: Looking back on London hockey star Logan Couture’s career
London Free Press
London native Logan Couture, 36, announced on Tuesday he's no longer physically able to play hockey, effectively ending 933-game NHL career
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Great Lakes Science Center launches sensory-friendly programming

Great Lakes Science Center launches sensory-friendly programming
Great Lakes Commission
The Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland, Ohio is launching a new weekly series of sensory-friendly Sunday morning programming in April, and a new Sensory Space, all designed to make the […]
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Trump tariffs: London leaders react to new lay of the land

Trump tariffs: London leaders react to new lay of the land
London Free Press
Mayor Josh Morgan and the city's economic development agency respond to U.S. President Donald Trump's latest decrees on tariffs
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Driftwood Outdoors: Lake Erie on run of excellent walleye fishing

Driftwood Outdoors: Lake Erie on run of excellent walleye fishing
Great Lakes Commission
Lake Erie is called the Walleye Capital of the World. The 2025 fishing season is set to showcase why. According to the Ohio DNR, walleye from recent large hatches are […]
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