Cleveland hopes to thrive as a climate refuge, but some fear gentrification and extractive development will leave longtime residents behind.
Lost Ships and Newsworthy Trees | Episode Preview
On the next episode of Great Lakes Now, join Ian Solomon on a shipwreck adventure in Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and find out how researchers at Lake Ontario National […]
A Great Lakes oil pipeline faces 3 controversies with no speedy resolutions
The disputes raise questions about the region’s economy and environment, as well as national priorities over energy, water, climate and Indigenous rights.
Lost Ships and Newsworthy Trees
Explore shipwreck sanctuaries and a forest that fueled a media empire.
Amid rise of RFK Jr., officials waver on drinking water fluoridation — even in the state where it started
As the nation’s top health official calls fluoride “industrial waste,” state and local governments are pulling back on the practice, upending a decades-long public health success story.
These Whitefish are Refugees
Whitefish stocks in lakes Michigan and Huron have plunged, and scientists fear entire bloodlines could be lost within years. With no cure in sight for the mussel invasion that has […]
Lake Trout are Lake Superior’s Apex Predator
GLN’s Anna Sysling joined Michigan Out of Doors’ @jimmygretz and Jenny Ciolek to go fishing for Lake Superior’s apex predator: Lake trout! Along the way, charter captain Travis White shared […]
Illinois farmers find that sheep and solar arrays go well together
The agrivoltaics practice of raising sheep under solar panels is a win-win for Illinois farmers — but first the market for lamb meat needs to grow.
The Outdoors Show That’s Been Running Since the 1950s
Great Lakes Now’s Anna Sysling hit Lake Superior for her first fishing, guided by @jimmygretz and Jenny Ciolek from Michigan Out of Doors. Since the 1950s, their show has explored […]
Should nature have rights? | Great Lakes Now
When we think about who has rights under the law, we usually think of people or organizations. But what about nature? A growing movement argues that natural resources, like the […]



