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CollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHabitat RestorationLake SuperiorMichiganNewsThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWaterfront DevelopmentOn Isle Royale, fate of summer cabins pits nature against family history
-After a decade of debate between cabin users and those who object to their exclusive hold on public property, park officials are crafting long-term plans for the roughly 200 rustic cabins, outhouses, park buildings and other structures that speckle the shores of Isle Royale and its out-islands in Lake Superior.
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CollaborationDrinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeNewsPFASPFAS News RoundupPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsEPA Warns of Health Problems When PFAS Levels in Drinking Water Are Inconceivably Tiny
-Michigan regulators say they need more evidence about safety, engineering and fire and explosion risks before deciding whether to let Enbridge Energy move its Line 5 petroleum pipeline into a tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac.
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AdvocacyArticleChicagoDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioPFASPFAS News RoundupPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRegionScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: Research and policy aiming to help eradicate “forever chemicals”
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsRegulators: No Enbridge Line 5 tunnel decision without more safety info
-Michigan regulators say they need more evidence about safety, engineering and fire and explosion risks before deciding whether to let Enbridge Energy move its Line 5 petroleum pipeline into a tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac.
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ArticleClimate ChangeFish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInvasive SpeciesMichiganNewsPolicyThe StatesNOAA doubles five-year grant to $53 million for Great Lakes researchers at University of Michigan
-The University of Michigan is getting $53 million from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to further study the Great Lakes. That doubles the amount of research money available. The federal grant will be released over a five-year period.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchI Speak for the Fish: Taking the measure of a rainbow darter
-The rainbow darter is a tiny freshwater fish. Scale for scale, it’s as flamboyant as many colorful species living among coral reefs.
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ArticleBlue EconomyClimate ChangeEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioOntarioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe ProvincesThe StatesEnergy News Roundup: Green jobs, solar farms and the value of trees
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsGrand RapidsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchTraverse CityGrand Traverse group wins praise for preserving key land from development
-The administration of Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf asked the state’s high court Monday to weigh in on a legal battle over Pennsylvania’s plan to charge power plants for their emissions of planet-warming carbon dioxide.
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Climate ChangeEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIllinoisNewsPartner ContentPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRegionSolar, storage projects set to bring jobs, tax revenue to Illinois coal communities
-A recent state procurement formalizes plans to put solar and storage on the site of several retired coal plants. The owners will receive grants and higher-value renewable energy credits to finance the projects.
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Wisconsin court: Conservative holdover can stay on DNR board
-Wisconsin’s conservative-controlled Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a conservative member of the Department of Natural Resources policy board may remain on the panel indefinitely in a far-reaching decision that leaves Democratic Gov. Tony Evers all but powerless to seat any of his appointees who need legislative approval.
