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AdvocacyAPChicagoEquity and Environmental JusticeIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsBP reaches $2.75M deal over Indiana refinery pollution
-Oil titan BP reached a $2.75 million settlement over air pollution from its largest refinery after environmentalists complained of repeated emissions violations.
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AdvocacyAgricultureAlgae BloomsCollaborationDrinking WaterFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsFarms in Six Southeast Michigan Counties Are Major Sources of Lake Erie Toxic Blooms
-Water sampling finds no reduction in bloom-producing nutrients.
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AdvocacyAlgae BloomsClevelandDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsCleveland water organization looking to support business innovation beyond Lake Erie
-Formed in a year known for two water crises, the Cleveland Water Alliance leader is working to prevent the next one.
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AdvocacyCoal Ash ProjectEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsTo excavate or not to excavate: With toxic coal ash, that is the question
-North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia are proving it is possible for utilities to remove massive quantities of coal ash from ponds where it endangers groundwater, placing it in safer lined landfills. This could be a model for other states, but challenges remain.
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AdvocacyChicagoCoal Ash ProjectDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganMunicipalitiesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsCoal ash contaminating groundwater near Joliet to stay, despite residents’ and activists’ concerns
-Lincoln Stone Quarry holds millions of tons of toxic coal ash. Despite evidence of groundwater contamination, its owner plans to leave the ash in place. But recent signs of federal enforcement may provide a glimmer of hope to residents and environmental groups.
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AdvocacyArticleClimate ChangeEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingNewsScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesWisconsinGreening a home — and the next generation — in Wisconsin
-A group of Wisconsin high school students recently received first-hand experience helping to reduce a home’s carbon footprint as part of a project for their AP Environmental Science course.
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AdvocacyArticleChicagoDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioPFASPFAS News RoundupPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRegionScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: Research and policy aiming to help eradicate “forever chemicals”
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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AdvocacyClevelandFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreation and TourismThe CatchTourism
Lake Erie birding
-The new Great Lake Erie Birding Trail, with its mobile app, includes some 40 birding hot spots from Detroit to the Lake Erie islands and beyond.
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AdvocacyDrinking WaterGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMI environmental group calls EPA’s PFAS advisory a “wake-up call” for industries
-The U.S. EPA issued health advisories for PFAS that essentially suggest there is no safe level of PFAS in drinking water.
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AdvocacyClimate ChangeDetroitEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan Gov. Whitmer’s plan needs to move from aspiration to action, says Detroit climate advocate
-A priority shift is needed on federal and state levels to achieve climate goals, Michelle Martinez told Great Lakes Now.
