Category: Waterfront Development
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, The Blue Economy, Tourism, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Waterfront Development

An $80M cleanup made Muskegon Lake trendy. Will ‘eco-gentrification’ follow?

by Kelly House, Bridge Michigan

Once ringed by polluting factories, Muskegon Lake has attracted a wealthier clientele to blue-collar Muskegon thanks to a taxpayer-funded cleanup. Cheers about the economic gains are mixed with fear that the lakeshore will become ‘a gated community.’

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Chicago, Cruise Ships, Duluth, Featured, History and Culture, Illinois, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, James Proffitt, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Milwaukee, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipping and Ports, Tourism, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Great Lakes Moving Bridges: How they work and why we love them

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now
Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Habitat Restoration, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Superior, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Waterfront Development

On Isle Royale, fate of summer cabins pits nature against family history

by Bridge Michigan
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Industries and public water supplies top list of main consumers of Great Lakes water

by John McCracken
Posted inBudget, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Science, Technology, Research, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Waterfront Development

EPA: Two toxic hot spots in Michigan will take longer to clean up than many others in Great Lakes states

by Michigan Public