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AgricultureClimate ChangeCollaborationDrinking WaterEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsU.S. Counts on “Climate-Smart” Farms to Slow Global Warming
-But skeptics assert change in practices could increase risk to water and health.
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Climate ChangeDetroitEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsOne DetroitPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsClimate change could spell catastrophe for Detroit’s older homes
-Climate change continues to have an impact on residents in Southeast Michigan. As heavy rains have become more frequent, so has the flooding.
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AuthorsDrinking WaterFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJames ProffittLatest NewsMichiganNew YorkNewsOhioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsA deep dive into disposing waste from East Palestine’s derailment
-Public alarm over Vickery Environmental deep well injection site is decades late.
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AdvocacyAuthorsClimate ChangeEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsFormer U.N. adviser warns on water futures trading, elevates water crisis to level of climate
-Canada’s Maude Barlow says Michigan, Canada Line 5 dispute is on the “back burner” between Trudeau and Biden.
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Climate ChangeDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsOne DetroitPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWeathering the floods: Detroit neighborhood faces uncertain future due to climate change
-One Detroit visits the hard-hit Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood to learn about how climate change and flooding are impacting the area.
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WATCH: Searching for stoneflies
-Every winter the environmental organization Friends of the Rouge hosts their annual stonefly survey. The stonefly is a pollution-sensitive insect that calls the Rouge River home. Its absence or presence in the river helps researchers understand current water quality. Join a group of passionate citizen scientists as they search for stoneflies at a headwater stream in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationDrinking WaterFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureLatest NewsMunicipalitiesNewsPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes Take Global Stage
-The 2023 UN Water Conference highlights risks and opportunities for the Great Lakes region.
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CollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsFrogs, salamanders, and fairy shrimp are appearing at a vernal pool near you
-Vernal pools in forests are critical to a number of species, including wood frogs and newts. Not all vernal pools are protected from destruction.
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CollaborationFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationHistory and CultureLake HuronLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchShipwrecksWater Quality and Restoration EffortsArtificial reefs bring wild lake trout to Lake Huron
-The constructed reefs are likely to be adequate for fish to breed and reproduce indefinitely.
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CollaborationDetroitEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature DetroitGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsEnbridge Line 5 tunnel project in Michigan delayed another 1.5 years
-Permitting delays have tacked on another year-and-a-half to the planned Line 5 tunnel project under the Straits of Mackinac.
