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Author Archives: George Elkind

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, COVID-19, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Politics, Protect, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Regulation During COVID-19: Canadian, U.S. agencies lighten monitoring priorities

by George Elkind April 7, 2020November 9, 2025

Oil companies successfully request lighter oversight amid coronavirus pandemic. Farmers support the move.

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Missing Opportunity: States, industry work together to promote outdoor recreation

by George Elkind March 13, 2020
Posted inLake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

Small Worlds: Exploring the mysterious ecosystems uncovered near Lake Huron

by George Elkind January 23, 2020

Latest News

  • Milwaukee Water Works reduces fluoride in drinking water by half due to shortage
    Utilities nationwide have seen supply challenges due to domestic constraints and the ongoing Iran War.
  • Illinois Governor signs landmark plastic pollution bill to protect Great Lakes
    Illinois is the first Great Lakes state to classify plastic pellets as a pollutant, a move advocates say helps keep millions of pellets out of the region’s waterways.
  • Seedling data shows Michigan forests under pressure from climate change, deer, disease
    For three decades, Michigan State University researchers have gone to Manistee National Forest to study seedlings to find out about the future of Michigan’s forests.

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