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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDetroitEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature DetroitIndustry, 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.
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Alex HillAuthorsBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchMapping the Great Lakes: Mental health and “blue spaces”
-The Great Lakes offer abundant opportunities to visit “blue spaces” that help lower stress and improve overall mental health.
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AuthorsChicagoEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsOhioWisconsinEnergy News Roundup: Power outages in Michigan, future of nuclear power in Illinois
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageForests and PlantsLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekScience Says What? How 5th-graders counting plants can lead to positive change
-These young researchers are participating in citizen science — something the National Parks Service defines as the public voluntarily helping to conduct scientific research.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsHabitat RestorationLake HuronLatest NewsMichiganNewsScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMulti-million dollar restoration projects proposed for the Saginaw Bay watershed; paid with settlement money from corporate polluters
-Ten restoration projects have been proposed, including wetlands and other wildlife habitats.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSt. Clair RiverI Speak for the Fish: Playing follow-the-leader with diving ducks
-A team of ducks leads us to where the invasive round gobies are overwintering and along the way schools us in how to find fish underwater.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageHistory and CultureIllinoisIndigenous CommunitiesLake SuperiorLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsOhioStaci Lola DrouillardNibi Chronicles: Acknowledging one family’s knack for finding ancient stone tools
-The Anderson Collection’s oldest pieces are from the Clovis period of human history—delicately shaped points made of jasper or Hudson Bay lowland chert.
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AuthorsClimate ChangeDetroitEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitFeature HomepageGary WilsonLatest NewsMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesEnvironmental justice expert questions Michigan’s subsidies for electric vehicles
-Concern over EV affordability for lower income groups and who will bear the burden of the environmental risk that comes with EV production.
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Drinking WaterFeature HomepageForever Chemicals FeaturedLatest NewsNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsEPA to limit toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
-The Environmental Protection Agency proposed the first federal limits on harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchFew good options for shrinking Michigan’s problem deer herds
-Deer are invading Michigan’s suburbs, resulting in car crashes, habitat destruction and disease concerns. But affected Michigan communities probably can’t sterilize or kill enough deer to reverse the trend.
