Director of the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research & the Great Lakes Center for Freshwaters and Human Health; Professor, University of Michigan Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences and School for Environment and Sustainabilityhttps://bsky.app/profile/greatlakesgreg.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/greatlakesgreg.bsky.social/post/3msvihcq46c24https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2026/08/04/how-scientists-predict-lake-eries-harmful-algal-blooms-before-they-appear/12 Aug 2026 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:7khb2ngtxlll5b2of2eqrvim/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvihcq46c24https://bsky.app/profile/greatlakesgreg.bsky.social/post/3mrs3s5aczc2yNice piece on the effect of invasive mussels on #GreatLakes food webs and fish, but mussels have not "helped clean the lake system of phosphates..."; they've just re-distributed them to the benthos, fueling benthic algae. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jul 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:7khb2ngtxlll5b2of2eqrvim/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrs3s5aczc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/greatlakesgreg.bsky.social/post/3mrqctnazs22bThe Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences at the University of Michigan is searching for two new faculty: Earth System Modeling (Joint with the Institute for Global Change Biology, Assistant Prof.) and Climate-Driven Hazards and Earth Surface Dynamics (open rank). https://lsa.umich.edu/earth/about-us/job-postings.html28 Jul 2026 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:7khb2ngtxlll5b2of2eqrvim/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqctnazs22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/greatlakesgreg.bsky.social/post/3mro2g6ham22tMuch of the corn grown in the US is used to make ethanol. It makes no sense; we could reach our water quality goals by converting that land from corn to solar; "one acre of solar panels produces more energy than 100 acres of corn grown for ethanol" https://riverraccoon.substack.com/p/how-much-corn-is-enough27 Jul 2026 23:29 +0000at://did:plc:7khb2ngtxlll5b2of2eqrvim/app.bsky.feed.post/3mro2g6ham22thttps://bsky.app/profile/greatlakesgreg.bsky.social/post/3mro23aqf6k2twater pollution from farming has become a major political issue in Iowa: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/07/19/iowa-water-democrats-agriculture-00992753?email_hash=65cbe2ca96e8e9e12ea1b018f7f1e4d5194c4eb5&utm_campaign=hp-us-reg-morning-email_2026-07-20&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cordial&utm_term=us-morning-email27 Jul 2026 23:23 +0000at://did:plc:7khb2ngtxlll5b2of2eqrvim/app.bsky.feed.post/3mro23aqf6k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/greatlakesgreg.bsky.social/post/3mrfwqgvkw22bAn exciting opportunity: lead the University of Michigan's School for Environment and Sustainability. We're searching for the next Dean. https://careers.umich.edu/job_detail/280482/dean24 Jul 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:7khb2ngtxlll5b2of2eqrvim/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfwqgvkw22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/greatlakesgreg.bsky.social/post/3mr72gyfrbs2igood but depressing thread. A key solution to our water quality issues is to end corn ethanol; its bad for climate, bad for biodiversity, bad for human health, bad for our lakes. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jul 2026 00:20 +0000at://did:plc:7khb2ngtxlll5b2of2eqrvim/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr72gyfrbs2i