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Chicago and the Great Lakes

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Energy News Roundup: Power outages in Michigan, future of nuclear power in Illinois
- by Kathy Johnson

Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.

In Chicago, adapting electric buses to winter’s challenges
- by The Associated Press

Capital City Transit has ordered seven electric buses to replace diesel models from 2010, said the operations superintendent.

Energy News Roundup: Community programs to provide solar for low-income residents in Illinois, Ohio
- by Kathy Johnson

Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.

Divided Congress: Smooth sailing or choppy waters for Great Lakes programs?
- by Gary Wilson

Great Lakes funding has been bipartisan, but the EPA will face more oversight and the region may have less influence in D.C.

Buffalo legislator calls for bill of rights protection for the Great Lakes
- by Gary Wilson

Unique legislation would provide “personhood” rights but legal barriers to adoption are significant. Public Trust doctrine as an alternative.

Extinctions, shrinking habitat spur ‘rewilding’ in cities
- by The Associated Press

Animal and plant species are dying off at an alarming rate. Their plight is stirring calls for “rewilding” places where they thrived until driven out by development, pollution and climate change.

Energy News Roundup: Electric school buses, solar-powered recreational boats on the rise
- by Kathy Johnson

Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.

Great Lakes Moving Bridges: How they work and why we love them
- by James Proffitt

Moving bridges historically played crucial roles in the development of dozens of Great Lakes cities. And folks are often mesmerized by their sheer size and the fact they really do move.

Energy News Roundup: Michigan launching study of nuclear power options, clean energy jobs rebounding in Wisconsin
- by Kathy Johnson

Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.

Mapping the Great Lakes: Where do you live?
- by Alex Hill

Thirty million people live within the Great Lakes Watershed, which make up roughly 10% of the US population and 30% of the Canadian population.

More from “Poisonous Ponds: Tackling Toxic Coal Ash”
- by GLN Editor

Keep up with more coal ash news from the “Poisonous Ponds: Tackling Toxic Coal Ash” project.