Jacqueline Serran with the Detroit River Canadian Clean Up, WDET’s Annamarie Sysling and Great Lakes Now’s Sandra Svoboda chat about high water level impacts on habitat and communities along the Detroit River in Canada and the U.S.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do
Energy News Roundup: Recognition of tribal treaties, Michigan Green Bank, former Upper Peninsula mine sites
Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Algae Blooms, Asian Carp, Climate, Culture, Drinking Water, Indigenous Communities, Invasive Species, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do
Public Concern: Climate change, runoff and chemicals at the forefront of people’s worries about the Great Lakes
Public concern about climate change is escalating in the Great Lakes region, according to a new report issued by a binational group that manages and protects the Great Lakes.
Posted inClimate, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
Index: International Joint Commission’s 2020 Triennial Assessment of Progress Report
Here’s a handy index of all the reports referenced in the IJC’s 2020 triennial report.
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Join Us LIVE: Release of the IJC 2020 Triennial Assessment of Progress Report on Great Lakes Water Quality
The report is an independent review of the Canadian and U.S. governments’ progress to restore and maintain the Great Lakes under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.
Posted inDrinking Water, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality
What should justice look like for Flint after the water crisis? Residents weigh in
“It’s so horrible, so wide-ranging, and it affects everything,” one resident said. “There’s no way to put a dollar amount on it, for everyone to be whole again.”
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Agriculture, Algae Blooms, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do
Field Tiles: Continued use and improvement of drainage systems pose problems for Lake Erie
Settlers began draining the Great Black Swamp soon after they encountered it. The farmland that took its place has its own set of problems.
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Politics, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality
What the Biden Administration Might Mean For Water
Circle of Blue reporter Brett Walton hosted a roundtable discussion with three experts about what a Biden administration might mean for federal water policy.
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Water Quality
Applications to protect lakefront properties triple in year of high water
The department granted 2,284 permits in the year ending September 30, compared to 730 permits the previous year.
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Drinking Water News Roundup: Indiana utilities plan for climate change, Waukesha pipeline construction begins
Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
