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Alex HillChicagoClevelandDuluthFeature HomepageHamiltonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsQuebecResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchShipping and PortsMapping the Great Lakes: Carrying Cargo
-There are billions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of jobs in Great Lakes shipping.
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BudgetClevelandDuluthFeature ClevelandFeature HomepageFreightersGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeShipping and PortsU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsCan shipping on the Great Lakes take the next step toward transporting high-value container cargo?
-In this Q&A, Lake Carriers’ Association President James Weakley talks Great Lakes shipping economy, ice breakers, the Soo Locks and more.
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Climate ChangeDuluthFeature HomepageLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNatasha BlakelyNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchGreat Lakes water levels could increase on average from 19 to 44 centimeters in the next few decades, study says
-By treating them more like the oceans, researchers are trying to better predict future Great Lakes water levels.
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AgricultureAPClimate ChangeDuluthIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureMinnesotaMunicipalitiesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesNational Guard to help with northeastern Minnesota flooding
-Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday activated the National Guard to help control record flooding in areas of northeastern Minnesota.
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BuffaloClevelandDuluthFeature ClevelandFeature HomepageFreightersIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioShipping and PortsThe 2022 Great Lakes shipping season sets sail after COVID-19 hurdles
-The 2021 shipping season was a “bounce-back season,” which Great Lakes port administrators attribute to increased cargo and infrastructure improvements.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationDuluthIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectThe StatesMinnesota cities hope climate emergency resolutions add urgency to responses
-More than a dozen local governments in the state either have or are expected to pass climate emergency resolutions this month as part of an initiative by the Minnesota Cities Climate Caucus.
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DuluthFeature HomepageInfrastructureLake SuperiorLatest NewsMinnesotaNatasha BlakelyNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeSuperior Stewardship: In Duluth, the Great Lakes are more than a resource, they’re part of an identity
-Did Duluth’s waterfront hold up to summer storms? We interview Duluth mayor Emily Larson to find out and hear what else is in store for the Minnesota city.
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Scientists look for clues to Lake Superior algae blooms
-More than 10 years ago, the discovery of cyanobacteria along Park Point in Duluth — in notoriously cold and stormy Lake Superior — would have been unheard of.
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ChicagoClevelandDetroitDuluthFeature ClevelandFeature DetroitFeature HomepageFeature MilwaukeeFeature-ChicagoFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureIllinoisIndianaIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganMilwaukeeMinnesotaNew YorkNewsNiagara FallsOhioOntarioSturgeonTorontoTourismWisconsinSee the Sturgeon: The many ways to see, touch and appreciate sturgeon around the region
-Wisconsin’s Sturgeon Fest celebrates a multi-year lake sturgeon restoration program and is just one of a long list Great Lakes Now has compiled on sturgeon-related activities to explore this summer.
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BudgetBuffaloClevelandDetroitDuluthFeature ClevelandFeature DetroitFeature HomepageFeature MilwaukeeGary WilsonGrand RapidsIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMilwaukeeMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWisconsinInvesting in the Lakes: New bill could redirect tech money to neglected Great Lakes cities
-The Great Lakes region is “regularly overlooked by federal lawmakers, investors and innovators,” but new legislation may help the region shake its Rust Belt image and secure tech and innovation investments.
