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Algae BloomsAuthorsClimate ChangeFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationJohn HartigLatest NewsNewsOntarioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes Moment: Decreasing Great Lakes ice cover has consequences
-In the Great Lakes basin, less lake ice cover is already having major impacts.
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AuthorsClimate ChangeDetroitEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitFeature HomepageGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesEnvironmental justice expert questions Michigan’s subsidies for electric vehicles
-Concern over EV affordability for lower income groups and who will bear the burden of the environmental risk that comes with EV production.
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AgricultureClimate ChangeCollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRefreshScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsNew U.S. Climate Law Could Make Midwest Water Contamination Worse
-Billions in clean energy incentives rely on raw materials from polluting corn and livestock.
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AuthorsClimate ChangeEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageFeature MilwaukeeGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureKari LydersenLatest NewsMilwaukeeNewsRefreshScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinSmart sewers relieve stress on systems and wastewater officials, saving energy and funds
-“Smart sewer” technology is increasingly common in the region, helping cities avoid overflows that release untreated sewers into lakes and rivers.
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Algae BloomsClimate ChangeCollaborationLake ErieLake Erie-EPALatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsLake Erie algae in 2022 worse than predicted; it plateaued rather than peaked
-Into October, there were higher air temperatures in the entire northwest region than ever before.
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AuthorsClimate ChangeDetroitGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLake ErieLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience Says WhatScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekTorontoScience Says What? Climate change, deluges and snow days
-In this new feature, see what scientists are learning about the impacts of climate change on the region – and what can be done to mitigate them.
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AuthorsBooks, Authors, Art and MusicClimate ChangeFeature HomepageForests and PlantsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLake SuperiorMinnesotaNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchNibi Chronicles: “The trees of our homeland”
-The Ojibwe word for the paper birch is wiigwaasi-mitig — or Nimishoomis wiigwaas — Grandfather Birch.
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AdvocacyClimate ChangeCollaborationGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMulti-state group prepares Great Lakes basin for effects of climate change
-The Great Lakes Commission has a plan to guide the states and provinces surrounding the Great Lakes toward protecting their communities from the climate-change damage.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchMichigan winters are super cloudy and getting worse. Here’s how to deal.
-Blame the Great Lakes and climate change for Michigan’s dreary winters.
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AdvocacyClimate ChangeDetroitFeature DetroitFeature HomepageFoodLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchTourismThese 3 Detroit restaurants are tackling climate change in the kitchen
-Food waste is a leading contributor of greenhouse gases. These Detroit restaurants are finding creative – and tasty – ways to reduce their contribution.
