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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.
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BuffaloChicagoClevelandClimate ChangeCOVID-19DetroitDuluthHabitat RestorationLatest NewsMilwaukeeNatasha BlakelyNewsTorontoWater Quality and Restoration EffortsEarth Day 2020: How to participate from the safety of your home
-This year’s Earth Day is a special one, and not just because it’s the 50th anniversary of the event.
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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.
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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.
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BuffaloChicagoClevelandClimate ChangeCollaborationDetroitDrinking WaterDuluthFeature ClevelandFeature DetroitFeature MilwaukeeFeature-ChicagoIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsMilwaukeeNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismRegionScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsFrom Rust to Resilience: Climate change brings new challenges and opportunities
-Great Lakes Now is sharing work from our partners in a project on what climate change means for Great Lakes cities. Here is the initial piece in the series.
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Project will cap contaminated sediment along Detroit River
-The U.S. EPA has signed a $2.9 million agreement to remediate contaminated sediment along Detroit’s east riverfront.
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ChicagoDuluthEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature-ChicagoIan WendrowIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake HuronLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaOhioOntarioSt. Clair RiverWater WithdrawalsWisconsinGreat Lakes Energy News Roundup: Toxic coal ash, utility company water withdrawal, Line 5
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s energy-related headline roundup.
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Tested and Rejected: Blasting zebra mussels off walls wasn’t the first method attempted
-Chlorine, noise and jalapeno peppers were among the options used to try to get rid of zebra mussels.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingClevelandCOVID-19James ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsOhioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingThe StatesCOVID-19 Complaints: Out-of-towners coming to fish in spite of stay home orders
-Locals aren’t happy with the number of non-residents fishing without social distancing.
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Part of trail collapses due to erosion near Lake Michigan
-The trail, called the Little Traverse Wheelway, is “falling into the lake as the wind continues and is very dangerous.”
