Saginaw Bay Pollution – Definitively Contaminated For Over 30 Years

The EPA and the State of Michigan designated the entire region as a potential environmental disaster. The deterioration and pollution were so bad that the label of “Area of Concern” was slapped on the Saginaw Bay in 1987 and has not been lifted for 30 years. We examine what has happened in that time.

Great Lakes Under Stronger Anti-Pollution Rules by EPA

by Michael Hardy

Despite a court Ruling in North Dakota, the EPAs tough new anti-pollution rules take effect in Michigan and the entire Great Lakes region on August 28th.

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative EPA Advisory Board

by Michael Hardy

CHICAGO (May 31, 2012) – In 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced an advisory board’s creation. This was to support federal agencies by implementing …