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BudgetClimate ChangeCollaborationDrinking WaterFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan’s Rural Water Systems Confront Generations of Inadequate Investment
-A critical juncture is reached for providing water to rural communities around the region.
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ChicagoCOVID-19Drinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFeature-ChicagoGary WilsonIllinoisLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsPriority Shift: Great Lakes exec moves environmental justice to top of list
-Ending water shutoffs, redefining a restored Great Lakes displace legacy issues for president of the nonpartisan nonprofit Alliance for the Great Lakes.
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsBudgetDrinking WaterFeature HomepageJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsLeadNewsOhioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsH2Ohio: Agency directors focus on wetlands, farmer subsidies, replacing lead lines
-The Ohio Department of Agriculture, Ohio Department of Natural Resources and Ohio Environmental Protection Agency will seek $240.85 million in funding for H2Ohio projects.
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APDrinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedNewsPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsinWisconsin Legislature moves to kill limits on PFAS, protect conversion therapy
-Senate Republicans placed in committee a bill blocking a Department of Natural Resources rule designed to fight pollution from PFAS.
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Enbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNatasha BlakelyNewsOntarioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsCanada Speaks: In Enbridge Line 5 debate, Canadian representatives point to the impact on their economy
-A panel of Canadian representatives spoke to a Michigan Senate committee on Tuesday against the shutdown of the Line 5 pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac.
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ClevelandClimate ChangeDetroitEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature ClevelandFeature DetroitIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsAir, Wind, Solar: In the Great Lakes region, energy stands out in President Biden’s efforts
-What sort of impact could President Biden’s executive orders and his various campaign promises have on the Great Lakes region?
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CollaborationDrinking WaterEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndigenous CommunitiesLake HuronLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreational Hunting and FishingThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsTreaty Rights Acknowledged For First Time in Oil Pipeline’s Controversial History
-Michigan’s Indigenous communities hold long-standing legal rights to protect lands and waters.
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Drinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedGroundwater ContaminationIndianaLatest NewsMichiganNatasha BlakelyNew YorkNewsPFASPFAS News RoundupPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: Indiana introduces PFAS bills, Michigan citizens unhappy about 8-month disclosure delay
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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CollaborationDrinking WaterGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGroundwater ContaminationIndigenous CommunitiesInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsOntarioQuebecU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsHotSpots H2O: Canadian Government Misses Target to End Water Insecurity for First Nations Communities
-Many First Nations in Canada continue to live without clean water six years after the government began actively addressing the issue, according to a report published late last month.
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APDrinking WaterFlintGroundwater ContaminationInfrastructureLeadNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsBiden EPA to reconsider Trump rule on lead in drinking water
-The Environmental Protection Agency said it was suspending a regulatory rewrite completed by the Trump administration in December.
