Great Lakes Now Featured Articles About Chicago
In Chicago, adapting electric buses to winter’s challenges
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
Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
Restore, Release: The Great Lakes Now Episode Quiz
Test your knowledge on the Spectacle Reef lighthouse, Pullman neighborhood and lake sturgeon.
Q&A: New EPA Great Lakes administrator talks Benton Harbor, infrastructure, AOC cleanup
Sites like the Detroit River will benefit from the billion-dollar windfall, says new Region 5 administrator Debra Shore. Shore also defends Michigan’s actions in Benton Harbor.
On Chicago’s South Side, neighbors fight to keep Lake Michigan at bay
Flaws in federal flood maps leave millions unprepared. Some are trying to fix that.
Mapping the Great Lakes: Who is looking out for the Great Lakes?
Nine academic initiatives — seven of which are located in Ann Arbor, Michigan — are focused on environmental concerns in the Great Lakes from invasive species to mapping the lakebeds.
Inundation and Injustice: Flooding presents a formidable threat to the Great Lakes region
Throughout the Great Lakes region, archaic wastewater systems, crumbling infrastructure and segregated housing create a perfect storm of flooding vulnerability.
FRESH: As Chicago Broils, Citizens and Scientists Study ‘Heat Island’ Effect
Coinciding with the summer’s extreme heat and citywide water pressure decreases, citizen and government scientists continue to map heat islands in Chicago.
Illinois, feds grapple with agreement that would advance billion dollar plan to stop invasive carp
Illinois objects to terms of “complex” partnership agreement required by the Army Corps of Engineers, while Michigan policy expert questions the need.
Energy News Roundup: Line 5 negotiations in Michigan, funding for clean energy in Illinois
Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
Energy News Roundup: Power outages in Michigan, future of nuclear power in Illinois
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
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
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?
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
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
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.