Abdullatif Ahmed recalls his journey from Yemen to working on the icy waters of the Great Lakes, where Yemeni sailors shaped the region’s maritime history.
Posted inEnergy, Featured, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
Trump tries to block EV charger money — again. Michigan impact ‘clear as mud’
Michigan has spent $2.2 million out of $110 million it was promised for EV chargers under a program the Trump administration is now attempting to prevent more spending through.
Posted inLatest News, News, Politics, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
Iced out? Research on the Great Lakes goes ahead amid funding chaos.
Ice fishing anglers could help fill in a data gap on how thick the ice is.
Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News, PFAS, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin
Wisconsin is still sitting on $125 million for PFAS cleanup
Gov. Tony Evers is proposing more funding to clean up the persistent chemicals, while offering farmers more protections.
Posted inLatest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, PFAS, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality
CDC awards biomonitoring grants to Great Lakes states, future funding unclear
New grants to Great Lakes states to measure harmful chemicals in marginalized communities are facing uncertainty.
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality
Geese are a problem. What can we do?
We took a look at efforts to manage the overpopulation of Canada geese.
Posted inClimate, Illinois, Latest News, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker set ambitious climate goals for the state. It’s far from meeting them.
From electric vehicles to renewable energy, Illinois is lagging — and it faces even more challenges.
Posted inClimate, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research
Climate misinformation is rife on social media – and poised to get worse
Meta’s decision could open the floodgates to more climate misinformation on its apps, including misleading or out-of-context claims during disasters.
Posted inEnergy News Roundup, Featured, Industry, Latest News, News
For clean energy in the Great Lakes region, 2025 is off to an uneasy start
More energy news with updates on the Palisades nuclear plant, and a letter penned by executives at several Great Lakes power companies asks the EPA to loosen regulations on coal ash.
Posted inForests and Plants, Indiana, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research
Neighbors worry development would raze urban forest
A proposed development in Indianapolis threatens to upend life for residents and the wildlife that call those thickets home by cutting down about 13 acres of trees in order to build 43 upscale houses.
