Lake Superior

Minnesota and surrounding areas face hazardous air quality due to wildfire smoke from fires along the Minnesota/Ontario border and central/northern Ontario. Smoke causes poor visibility and health risks, with extreme heat exacerbating conditions. Wind patterns will temporarily improve air quality in parts of the region but leave areas near Lake Superior with dense smoke.

Scientists confirmed the invasive bloody red shrimp, originally from Eastern Europe, has spread to all five Great Lakes, including Lake Superior. The shrimp, introduced by cargo ships, is half an inch long, bright red, and changes its diet as it matures. Ceci Weibert from Michigan's environmental department discussed the issue in an interview.

Ashland residents protest the use of municipal water from Lake Superior by Michels Construction, a subcontractor of Enbridge, for horizontal directional drilling during the Line 5 pipeline reroute. Protesters argue the practice violates the Great Lakes Compact and threatens Anishinaabe Treaty Rights, citing environmental harm and lack of public notification about water usage.

A non-native Hemimysis anomala shrimp species has established a self-sustaining population in Lake Superior, completing its spread to all five Great Lakes. The study found juveniles, adults, and evidence of reproduction in the Duluth-Superior Harbor, confirming the species' establishment there.

Bloody red shrimp, an invasive species, have been found in Lake Superior and are now present in all five Great Lakes. Researchers are using nets and traps to monitor the shrimp in Duluth-Superior Harbor.

Wolves on Isle Royale in Lake Superior are thriving with the highest population since the late 1970s, but their predation is causing a significant decline in the moose population. The island serves as a natural laboratory for studying these predator-prey dynamics without human interference.