Ten Olympic Canadian and U.S. sailors hail from the Great Lakes. Here’s how to follow them in Tokyo.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Forever Chemicals Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, PFAS, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do
Drinking Water Roundup: Line 3 opposition persists during Minnesota drought, $15M in Michigan drinking water grants, lead pipes in Illinois and Ohio
Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Region, Wisconsin
Energy News Roundup: Tech giants race to buy renewable energy, Line 3 dispute reaches Minnesota Supreme Court, FirstEnergy settles in Ohio bribery case
Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Food, Illinois, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, New York, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Who We Are and What We Do
Thousand Island Dressing Mystery: Uncertain origins of one of America’s favorite sauces
What is the original recipe? It’s a different story depending on who is asked.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Fish, Birds and Animals, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Latest News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do
The Suckers: Great Lakes’ “best supporting fishes” are important to the food web
Karen Murchie, director of freshwater research at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, talked all about suckers and what they mean for the Great Lakes in this Q&A with GLN Host Ward Detwiler.
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality
Some Chicagoans Wary of Lead Pipe Replacement
The response to Chicago’s lead pipe replacement project is a story playing out in neighborhoods across the country. Government public interest initiatives, even with the best of intentions and resources, are being curtailed by mistrust.
Posted inUncategorized
Saving Shipwrecks and Sturgeon – Episode 1027
Marine sanctuaries protect shipwrecks while volunteers guard sturgeon against poachers.
Posted inCulture, Feature Detroit, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Illinois, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Niagara Falls, Ohio, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Sturgeon, Tourism, Wisconsin
See the Sturgeon: The many ways to see, touch and appreciate sturgeon around the region
Wisconsin’s Sturgeon Fest celebrates a multi-year lake sturgeon restoration program and is just one of a long list Great Lakes Now has compiled on sturgeon-related activities to explore this summer.
Posted inCulture, Lake Ontario, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, New York, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks, Tourism
Comments Requested: Lake Ontario marine sanctuary proposal moves forward
NOAA announced a public comment period on the draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Lake Ontario marine sanctuary, including feedback on what areas the sanctuary should include.
Posted inDrinking Water, Energy, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Grand Rapids, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin
PFAS News Roundup: EPA approved PFAS use for fracking, $20M for Ontario airport cleanup, PFAS Action Act set for House vote
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
