Plans for Erie recycling plant scrapped. Company blames Trump tariffs and cutbacks
The International Recycling Group cites Trump tariffs and the hold-up of a federal loan guarantee from the Inflation Reduction Act as reasons for canceling its plans.
Great Lakes
Scientists want to monitor microplastics in the Great Lakes. Here’s why it matters
A board of scientists has proposed a system to monitor microplastics in the Great Lakes. Currently, there’s no coordinated, regional effort to do so.
That huge snowstorm? Welcome to a warming future
A snowstorm dumped five feet or more in areas of Erie, Pennsylvania. Some experts say this is climate change in action.
A Pittsburgh-area teacher finds plastic and inspiration on a Lake Erie research expedition
After a week-long expedition, 5th-grade Franklin Regional teacher Brienne May says she's better equipped to teach real-world science: "To see how questions are asked, how data is analyzed...and how obstacles are overcome."
A project aims to stop the spread of invasive carp to the Great Lakes
A new agreement has unlocked the federal funding needed to begin construction on a lock and dam designed to keep Asian carp out of all the Great Lakes.
Hunting for invasive snails in Lake Erie
A research team from Penn State Berhend is searching for mysterysnails in Lake Erie as part of an effort to document invasive species in Pennsylvania.
New film takes on aquatic invasives in Pennsylvania’s natural areas
The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy travels to three watersheds to feature invasive plants and fish and what people can do to prevent their spread.
Tiny plastic pieces top the list of trash on Great Lakes beaches
The nonprofit Alliance for the Great Lakes analyzed 20 years of data from volunteer beach cleanups.
The turtle takeover of Lake Erie
So many people have released their pet red-eared sliders into Lake Erie that the turtle is now an invasive species, out-competing native turtles.
We’ve got jellyfish! How the invertebrates got into the Great Lakes
Researchers think the species hitched a ride here on ornamental aquatic plants shipped from China. But we still don’t know all that much about them.
