Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly energy-related headline roundup.
Fisheries Update: New Canadian law improves habitat protections and adds Indigenous consultation
The new version of the law restores protections that were removed by the previous government in 2012.
Line 5 Reroute In Northern Wisconsin Sows Division Among Some Communities
As Enbridge explores routes, neighbors are divided over the relocation project.
Q&A: Michigan lawmaker aims to ‘build the coalition’ around clean energy
U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, discusses coalition building, electric vehicles and ongoing environmental challenges in her Detroit-area district.
Polluting with Purpose: In the wilderness with Great Lakes Now at Canada’s Experimental Lakes Area
Here’s Program Director Sandra Svoboda’s account of field producing the “Polluting with Purpose” segment for the Great Lakes Now monthly show.
Green Spotlight: New York Gov. Cuomo leads with climate change, restoring nature in annual priorities speech
The governors of five of the eight Great Lakes states have given their yearly State of the State addresses, but only one of them highlighted climate change.
Great Lakes Moment: One man’s foray into high-tech, long-distance birding
In his monthly column, Great Lakes Now’s John Hartig profiles notable birder and digiscoper Jerry Jourdan.
Ancient Analog: What can Lake Huron’s cyanobacteria tell us about the earth’s past or about other planets?
Scientists studying the ecosystems of Lake Huron’s sinkholes see plenty of potential for what their research can tell us not only about the lakes, but about the history of this planet or the environments of other planets in the solar system.
PFAS News Roundup: Litigation, testing, fish advisories, microwave popcorn and new firefighting foam labels
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS – a group of man-made chemicals flagged as a major contaminant in sources of water across the country – in the Great Lakes region and on a national level in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
Diving with Ric: An underwater view of the Lake Huron Middle Island Sinkhole
Go along with Great Lakes Now’s Ric Mixter on one of his adventures diving the Great Lakes.



