Gov. Gretchen Whitmer campaigned on an aggressive water platform. Now those campaign pledges are being put to the test.
Water authority transfers funding for bill assistance
The Great Lakes Water Authority is transferring more than $1.6 million to Detroit and Flint for conservation education and to help customers pay past-due water bills.
Enbridge hires companies to design, build Great Lakes tunnel
The Canadian company is forging ahead with plans to begin construction work next year on the tunnel, replacing the pipes at the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac.
Struck Down: Federal court rules Lake Erie Bill of Rights unconstitutional
Judge Zouhary says LEBOR’s too vague to be a law.
Michigan Supreme Court hears case over Flint water liability
The case at the state’s highest court is one of many in state and federal courts over the scandal.
Piping Plovers: Film fest spotlights endangered bird’s return to Chicago’s Lake Michigan shore
The One Earth Film Festival kicks off its 9th season in Chicago starting Friday.
Who’s in charge: Lack of storage facility oversight puts waterways at risk
In major lakeside cities around the Great Lakes, there isn’t a clear answer on who handles oversight of industrial storage facilities.
Environmental groups sue to speed up lake sturgeon status
Environmental groups in Illinois and Indiana have filed a federal complaint in hopes of forcing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to complete a review that could designate lake sturgeon as a federally endangered species.
Great Lakes Moment: Decline of bird species should serve as a warning
In this month’s column from Great Lakes Now writer John Hartig, he looks at how climate change is impacting birds around the Great Lakes.
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