LISTEN: Partnership between plumbers union, boat tour turns Chicago River green for St. Patrick’s Day
By Xiaotao Zhong Medill Reports The annual tradition of dyeing the Chicago River a bright neon green returned on March 12 this year to celebrate St Patrick’s Day. The dyeing started at 10 a.m. Despite a wind chill that made temperatures feel below zero for the first time in the past two weeks, Wacker Drive […]
Fighting the war against phosphorous
Almost a year after the settlement between environmental groups and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, progress is inching forward in reducing dangerous levels of phosphorous in the Chicago River. By Morgan Levey Medill Reports It’s common knowledge amongst environmentalists that phosphorus is a harmful nutrient in bodies of water, making them uninhabitable […]
Forecasting future of Asian carp in Great Lakes: An Erie story
By Danielle Prieur Imagine trying to fish for trout in Lake Michigan or other Great Lakes, like your grandfather and father did before you. Fishing is a summer pastime on the lakes. “You’d have to wear armor,” said Marc Gaden, communications director and legislative liaison for the Great Lakes Fishery Commission in Ann Arbor, Mich. […]
