Sunday, August 14, 2005

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Over two months this summer, The Detroit News interviewed more than 200 scientists, regulators, fishermen and other people who live, work and play around the Great Lakes, tracking the continued threats to the lakes that range from development, pollution and invasive species to fears other parts of the country will try to siphon some of the water.

The News visited developments, sewage plants, farms and factories around the Great Lakes. Reporters reviewed thousands of pages of scientific studies and government audits; and analyzed demographic databases, U.S. and Canadian pollution inventories and a variety of other state and federal data.

Brad Heath

Deb Price

Gene Schabath

Brad Heath

Heath, 27, has been an enterprise reporter and computer assisted reporting specialist at The Detroit News since 2002. His work has included investigations of starvation deaths in nursing homes and dangerous drivers. You can reach him at (313) 222-2563 or bheath@detnews.com.

Deb Price

Price, 47, has been in The Detroit News' Washington bureau since 1989, where she covers Congress and writes a nationally syndicated column. She is the co-author of "Courting Justice: Gay Men and Lesbians v. the Supreme Court." You can reach her at (202) 906-8205 or dprice@detnews.com.

Gene Schabath

Schabath, 65, is a 34-year veteran of The Detroit News. He has covered a wide range of environmental issues, including invasive species and PCB contamination. You can reach him at (586) 468-3614 or gschabath@detnews.com.

Section staff

Editor: Ritu Sehgal

Photos: Dale Young

Graphics: Eric Millikin

Design: Jennifer Herrmann