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Alex HillChicagoDetroitEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake OntarioLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchMapping the Great Lakes: Can you do an EV road trip around the five lakes?
-Are there enough charging stations to drive your electric vehicle to the most scenic places in the Great Lakes? Our mapping expert answers that question.
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Feature HomepageForests and PlantsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin‘I had to speak up’: Two Northwoods friends push Wisconsin DNR to protect lakeshore forests
-A retired forester and a writer say the DNR allows logging perilously close to lakes. State officials disagree.
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APEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake HuronLake MichiganMichiganNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesWisconsinJudge retains jurisdiction in lawsuit over Enbridge pipeline
-U.S. District Judge Janet Neff sided a second time with Enbridge Energy, which contends regulation of its Line 5 is a federal matter.
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ClevelandDrinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupFeature HomepageIllinoisLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinDrinking Water News Roundup: Boil water advisories across region, Pennsylvania residents fight for public water
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with drinking water in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Drinking WaterGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsSE Michigan Water main break larger than thought; boil water advisories expected until September
-The weekend break disrupted water service for hundreds of thousands of Michiganders.
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsFeature HomepageGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsVeteran algal bloom scientist calls on EPA to shift priorities from focus on practices to outcomes
-University of Michigan’s Don Scavia says Lake Erie’s continued “poor” condition is worrisome.
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APDrinking WaterIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLake HuronMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsBoil-water alert could last 2 weeks for some in SE Michigan
-A boil-water advisory could last up to two weeks for more than 130,000 people in southeastern Michigan as crews repair a water pipe break
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageForests and PlantsLake MichiganMichiganRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchThe CatchTourism
Ancient trees of the Upper Peninsula
-Despite the modest size of the trees, they had been growing out of the cliffs for more than a thousand years, making them some of the oldest trees in eastern North America.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHabitat RestorationIllinoisIndianaLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinWhy are mallard duck populations falling in the Great Lakes region?
-Mallard duck populations are down about 16 to 17 percent since the early 2000s. New technology might help determine why.
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APClevelandEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeOhio high court upholds project to build Lake Erie wind farm
-A company can proceed with plans to build what will be the first freshwater offshore wind-powered electric-generation facility in North America.
