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Chicago and the Great Lakes

Great Lakes Now's coverage of the Windy City from kayaking to water shutoffs and more.

Great Lakes Now Featured Articles About Chicago

On Chicago’s South Side, neighbors fight to keep Lake Michigan at bay
- by Grist

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?
- by Alex Hill

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
- by Ensia

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
- by Circle of Blue

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
- by Gary Wilson

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
- by Kathy Johnson

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
- 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.