The battle between commercial fishers and recreational anglers is currently being fought through legislation.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Flint, Gary Wilson, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do
Following Flint: Former EPA head to lead advocacy group that challenged agency’s role in Flint
Former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy assumes her position at NRDC on January 6, 2020. McCarthy led the EPA from 2013 – 2017.
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Deepening Our Coverage: Great Lakes Now chosen for Report for America
A journalist joins our team in 2020. Great Lakes Now, an initiative of Detroit Public TV, was chosen after a national application process for media outlets.
Posted inAP, Article, Drinking Water, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Water Withdrawals
Court rejects Nestle plan for bottled water pump building
The Michigan Court of Appeals sided against a Nestle water bottling company Tuesday in a dispute over a pumping facility needed for a significant expansion of its operation.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, John Hartig, Latest News, News, Who We Are and What We Do
Great Lakes Moment: U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr., civil rights champion and supporter of clean environment for all
In this month’s column, Great Lakes Now writer John Hartig talks about knowing and working with the late Rep. John Conyers on environmental and conservation issues in Detroit.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Algae Blooms, Authors, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Ian Wendrow, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Erie, News, Ohio, Ontario, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do
Great Lakes Energy News Roundup: Ohio nuclear plants rebranding, Enbridge rock sampling complete, cancelled green projects in Ontario
Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly energy-related headline roundup.
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#25DaysofFishmas: This holiday season, follow Dr. Katfish and the Great Lakes fish she loves
A Notre Dame graduate student is scaling up her social media to school us about freshwater fish and the Great Lakes.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Infrastructure, Lake Ontario, Latest News, Natasha Blakely, New York, News, Ontario, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do
Lacking Backing: Further action on Plan 2014 dependent on more funding
Flooding and high water levels have the International Joint Commission taking an early look at its water management plan. Meanwhile, New York is suing over the water damage.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, James Proffitt, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do
Great Lakes Fishery: The start of the industry and the fall of fish populations
The history of fishing, particularly commercial fishing, in the Great Lakes is a story of the rise, fall and return of native fish populations.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Natasha Blakely, News, Who We Are and What We Do
“Dream Big”: Diving the five lakes in 24 hours, from the perspective of one of the divers
Meaghan Gass, a southern Illinois native, was one of the 14 women who participated in the Professional Association of Diving Instructors’ Women’s Dive Day by diving all five Great Lakes in one day.