As climate change makes heat waves more frequent across the region and the nation, cities will need more tools to protect their residents.
This year’s Earth Day is a special one, and not just because it’s the 50th anniversary of the event.
The water shutoffs issue highlights the broader problems that communities in poorer or more polluted areas are facing.
The city has begun short-term erosion mitigation measures along Chicago’s shoreline.
Rebuilding Chicago’s iconic lakefront, managing Buffalo’s rainwater and sewage, and tracking the annual algal blooms in Lake Erie are all part of the Great Lakes region’s effort to manage the impacts of climate change. This month, Great Lakes Now takes you to meet the citizens, city leaders and scientists who are working on these issues.
Great Lakes Now is sharing work from our partners in a project on what climate change means for Great Lakes cities. Here is the initial piece in the series.
The U.S. EPA has signed a $2.9 million agreement to remediate contaminated sediment along Detroit’s east riverfront.
Detroit Public Television is re-airing several episodes of Great Lakes Now. Here are the lesson plans that coordinate with those shows.
Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s energy-related headline roundup.
Chlorine, noise and jalapeno peppers were among the options used to try to get rid of zebra mussels.
