-
ChicagoClimate ChangeEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature-ChicagoIan WendrowIllinoisIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLake HuronLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOntarioGreat Lakes Energy News Roundup: Lake Huron nuclear waste storage plan dropped, renewable energy in Midland
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.
00 -
Green Reset: COVID-19 offers opportunity for lighter environmental impact
-In this Q&A, veteran Great Lakes executive Cameron Davis talks about regional efforts, infrastructure, water and climate change.
-
ChicagoCOVID-19DetroitFeature DetroitFeature-ChicagoFish, Birds and AnimalsIllinoisLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNatasha BlakelyNewsOntarioQuizTourismAnimal Quiz: What Great Lakes aquarium animal are you in quarantine?
-Take a breather from everything else going on in the world and try this lighthearted Great Lakes Now quiz.
-
ChicagoCOVID-19Feature-ChicagoFish, Birds and AnimalsIllinoisLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsNewsRecreation and TourismTourismDay in the Life: How are Shedd Aquarium’s animals coping in the absence of visitors?
-“All the animals notice the lack of the public,” said Eve Barrs, senior aquarist at Shedd.
-
Record Rainfall Prompts Reversal of Chicago River into Lake to Ease Flooding
-The uncommonly wet May caused river levels to spike and taxed the region’s storm sewers.
-
Asian CarpBudgetChicagoCOVID-19Feature-ChicagoGary WilsonIllinoisInvasive SpeciesLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsState Struggle: Budget shortfalls stall Asian carp plan, put cleanups at risk
-Federal funding to the Great Lakes and various Great Lakes projects continues, while state-level funding remains an issue.
-
ChicagoEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature-ChicagoIan WendrowIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsGreat Lakes Energy News Roundup: DTE Energy rate hike, Chicago firm fined for polluting canal
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly energy-related headline roundup.
-
ChicagoClimate ChangeCollaborationEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature-ChicagoIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchTo protect people in the Great Lakes region from climate extremes, weatherize their homes
-As climate change makes heat waves more frequent across the region and the nation, cities will need more tools to protect their residents.
-
ChicagoCOVID-19DetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitFeature-ChicagoGary WilsonIllinoisLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeEnvironmental Justice During COVID-19: Communities bear extra burden
-The water shutoffs issue highlights the broader problems that communities in poorer or more polluted areas are facing.
-
ChicagoClimate ChangeCollaborationFeature-ChicagoIllinoisInfrastructureLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsWaterfront DevelopmentAfter the Flood: How Chicago is coping with the effects of climate change
-The city has begun short-term erosion mitigation measures along Chicago’s shoreline.
