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AgricultureAlgae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationDrinking WaterLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioOntarioPolicyWater Quality and Restoration EffortsToo few farmers are curbing pollution in Lake Erie. Should they be forced?
-As climate change complicates Lake Erie’s algae problem, scientists say farmers must do far more to reduce phosphorus runoff. But will enough farmers change their ways without a government mandate?
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APFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreational Hunting and FishingWisconsinUS states look to step up wolf kills, pushed by Republicans
-Wolf hunting policies in some states are taking an aggressive turn, as Republican lawmakers and conservative hunting groups push to curb their numbers and propose tactics shunned by many wildlife managers.
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Pennsylvania hauled to court over blocking plastic bag bans
-Philadelphia and three other municipalities in Pennsylvania sued the state over what they say was a covert abuse of legislative power to temporarily halt local bans or taxes on plastic bags handed out to customers by retailers.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeBuilding Resilience in Rural America
-People in rural communities are often hit disproportionately hard by natural hazards. That’s an issue for the Great Lakes region, which is made up of a lot more than just urban areas like Chicago, Cleveland or Duluth.
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BudgetDrinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedGroundwater ContaminationLatest NewsMichiganNatasha BlakelyNew YorkNewsPennsylvaniaPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeQuebecTraverse CityWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: Pennsylvania water utility sues 3M, Dupont, Michigan officials waited 8 months to warn residents
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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BudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeMichigan dams need ‘immediate attention’ to prevent next failure
-A state task force has determined 86 recommendations released Thursday, identifying a host of regulatory, legal and funding fixes for aging dams and to boost dam safety.
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APDrinking WaterEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEquity and Environmental JusticeIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsTribal Governments and First NationsEnbridge Line 3 divides Indigenous lands, people
-As the Line 3 pipeline cuts across Native lands in northern Minnesota, the project has brought not just jobs but controversy and discord into the most intimate spheres of spirituality, family and community.
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BudgetDrinking WaterInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeQuebecU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsCross-border Concerns: Biden administration a new opportunity for Canadian cooperation over Great Lakes
-What could future stewardship in the Great Lakes look like for Canada and the new U.S. administration?
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Climate ChangeCollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsYouth climate activists want an official seat at the table in Biden’s White House
-Young climate activists were key players in Joe Biden’s November victory. But will Biden give them decision-making power?
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsSpeaking of Water: How Can the Biden Administration Deliver on Environmental Justice Pledges?
-The Biden administration wants to correct a legacy of pollution and under-investment in low-income neighborhoods and communities of color. Two veterans of the U.S. environmental justice movement discuss how to do that.
