The Bad River Band is fighting to stop Line 5 and protect its watershed. Meanwhile, local sheriffs are already tallying the cost of riot gear.
Posted inYouTube | Great Lakes Now
Should we use less road salt?
This story was produced by @tvotoday Salt trucks are a familiar sight in the Great Lakes region. Every winter, roads and sidewalks are covered with salt to melt ice and […]
Posted inYouTube Shorts | Great Lakes Now
Inside a Champion Iceboater’s Workshop
Every winter, ice boaters race across frozen waterways, chasing serious speeds. Meet Ron Sherry. He’s an Iceboat World Champion and iceboat designer who build DN Class boats from his workshop […]
Posted inWater Quality
Climate change is worsening water crisis for Canada’s largest First Nations population
As the Six Nations of the Grand River face water scarcity due to corporate extraction and limited land ownership, a new study shows how climate change will compound the issue.
Posted inScience, Technology & Research
A network is racing to save the Midwest’s native seeds
As climate change intensifies wildfires and other extreme weather events, demand for native seeds is surging.
Posted inFeatured
Supreme Court’s Michigan pipeline case is about Native rights and fossil fuels, not just technical legal procedure
The issue in front of the US Supreme Court is seemingly mundane, about federal or state jurisdiction. But it is actually much bigger, encompassing some key questions of the 21st century.
Posted inYouTube | Great Lakes Now
Restoring the Long-Lost Arctic Grayling
Arctic grayling were once abundant in Michigan’s waters. But almost a century ago, habitat destruction, overfishing, and predation by introduced species decimated their populations. By 1936, the fish had vanished […]
Posted inPFAS News Roundup
Wisconsin finally unlocks $125 million funding for PFAS cleanup
More PFAS news with a study on Minnesota combustion facilities, and proposed rate hikes for water utilities in Illinois.
Posted inPhoto Essay
‘So still, so quiet’: Lake Erie, frozen in a moment of time
The southernmost Great Lake froze over almost completely this month — bringing people from near and far to have a look.
Posted inYouTube Shorts | Great Lakes Now
Harvesting Wild Rice the Traditional Way
In September of 2025, dozens of people with indigenous roots from across the Great Lakes gathered on the banks of Michigan’s Au Sable River to harvest manoomin– or wild rice– […]
