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Asian CarpFeature HomepageIllinoisInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes policy advocate calls out Illinois for intransigence on invasive carp solution
-“Illinois is running out of excuses and right now it is single handedly delaying the project,” says the Alliance for the Great Lakes’ Molly Flanagan in a Great Lakes Now interview.
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APClimate ChangeFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchCarbon pollution is down in the US, but not fast enough to meet Biden’s 2030 goal, new report says
-Climate-altering pollution from greenhouse gases declined by nearly 2% in the United States in 2023, even as the economy expanded at a faster clip, a new report finds.
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Michigan hopes community groups can get piece of $2B climate justice fund
-The EPA called it “the largest single investment in environmental justice in history.”
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Michigan group looks to grow a statewide coalition for water affordability
-Lawmakers and advocates say new legislation is needed.
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APForests and PlantsLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsBiden administration moves to protect old-growth forests as climate change brings fires, pests
-The Biden administration moved to conserve groves of old-growth trees on national forests across the U.S. and limit logging as climate change amplifies the threats they face from wildfires, insects and disease.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeUpper Peninsula tribe closer to compensation for land seized by the U.S. government
-The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community would get $34 million if legislation passed by the U.S. Senate is approved by the House and signed by President Joe Biden.
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Books, Authors, Art and MusicDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFeature LeadFlintGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHistory and CultureInfrastructureInterviewLatest NewsLeadNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes Now sits down with director of Flint water crisis film “Lead and Copper”
-William Hart, director of a documentary about the Flint water crisis called “Lead and Copper,” joined Great Lakes Now’s Anna Sysling for a discussion about the film.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsNew EPA Great Lakes executive warns on “moon shot” cleanup goal for toxic sites
-Greater effort, creativity needed to secure required funding at the state and local levels, lagging Detroit River effort “stands out.”
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Drinking WaterFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWater Quality and Restoration EffortsPFAS experts gather to address growing chemical crisis
-In light of the ongoing PFAS crisis, stricter groundwater regulations were part of a Michigan statewide effort to protect resident’s health and improve water quality. This legal dilemma took center stage during EGLE’s fourth annual Great Lakes PFAS Summit.
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AuthorsCollaborationFeature HomepageGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe Great Lakes Compact at 15: Region celebrates, veteran policy experts caution against complacency
-“The compact is a step forward for the Great Lakes but it’s just the beginning of a long journey.”
