In any effort to sum up the year that was 2020, one word is unavoidable: poop.
12 Indiana communities getting water infrastructure grants
Twelve rural Indiana communities will share more than $8 million in federal grants to improve their water systems.
2020 Vision: Great Lakes Now year in review predicts 2021
It was a year of challenges, successes and conversations about the Great Lakes for our team. What did we learn? And what are we planning for 2021? Here’s what Program Director Sandra Svoboda has to say.
Ships and Shipwrecks – Episode 1002 Rebroadcast
Come aboard a boat that delivers mail to ships on the Great Lakes. Learn about life on a Great Lakes freighter, and dive into some incredible shipwrecks that you don’t necessarily need a scuba tank to see in the Great Lakes’ only national marine sanctuary.
Congress OKs 5-year extension of Great Lakes cleanup program
The U.S. Senate voted unanimously on Sunday to extend the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which the House did earlier this year.
Got Pike? Huron, Michigan, Ontario, Superior, yes. Erie, not so much.
Increased seiche events likely hurting already small populations of the fish.
Drinking Water News Roundup: Joliet water supply, contaminated water, support for Wisconsin farmers and water quality
Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
Flint joins $641M deal to settle lawsuits over lead in water
The Flint City Council on Tuesday signed off on its portion of the $641 million settlement.
Judge plans to hear from residents in $641M Flint water deal
A judge said Monday that she’ll wait until January before deciding whether to give preliminary approval to the $641 million settlement.
Municipalities not lining up for low-interest loans for sewers
Michigan has an infrastructure problem with raw sewage getting into streams and rivers.
