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‘Water is a Basic Right’: New Chicago mayor’s transition team addresses water issues, Great Lakes and recommends proactivity
-Chicago’s new mayor started just this week, and one of the issues on her radar is access to water for all citizens.
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Paying for PFAS: Great Lakes states grapple with costs of clean up
-For some Great Lakes governors, the emerging issue of a family of chemicals known as PFAS – per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — is coming at a time when they are making arguments to raise taxes to fund other statewide needs.
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Summer Cruising
-The cruise ship industry has been steadily growing in the Great Lakes region over the past decade and a half. From just a couple of ships making sporadic trips in 2002, there are now five separate cruise lines operating seven ships, with even more fleet expansions expected in 2020.
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Chicago community demands action on air quality
-“We’re not invisible anymore” Frustrated with what they say…
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PM Trudeau: “You have to protect the environment”
-Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a packed house in Chicago last week that to build a strong economy for the future, “you have to protect the environment.”
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New Great Lakes EPA head faces big stage and skeptics
-Can Cathy Stepp establish trust and sell a “Chamber of Commerce mentality” in Chicago? Newly-appointed U.S. EPA Administrator for the…
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Will Houston floods be a wake up call for Great Lakes cities?
-“No one grasps problems like this until it happens to them” Torrential rains flooded highways and homes. Rail lines closed,…
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Restoring the Natural Divide: Separating the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins
-According to a recent study by Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans, only ten females (and the minimum required males)…
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Algae Blooms in Lake Erie – 2012
-In the summer of 2011, there were days when nearly one third of Lake Erie was covered in a bright…
