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Algae BloomsAPClevelandDrinking WaterLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsClean Water Act at 50: environmental gains, challenges unmet
-Experts and activists agree many waterways are healthier now.
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AdvocacyAgricultureAPIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMN Supreme Court: Farm country stream is protected waterway
-It’s unclear whether the ruling will affect other conflicts around the state involving drainage projects that preserve farmlands but increase the volume of pollutants flowing downstream.
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AdvocacyAPChicagoEquity and Environmental JusticeIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsBP reaches $2.75M deal over Indiana refinery pollution
-Oil titan BP reached a $2.75 million settlement over air pollution from its largest refinery after environmentalists complained of repeated emissions violations.
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Algae BloomsBooks, Authors, Art and MusicClimate ChangeEvents and Special BroadcastsFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHistory and CultureInterviewLake ErieNewsResearch, Data and TechnologySandra SvobodaScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts“Talking about the bloom:” Meet filmmaker David J. Ruck
-Great Lakes native David J. Ruck discusses environmental storytelling, Lake Erie’s algae blooms and his new documentary film, set to air on six PBS stations on Sept. 12.
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AdvocacyArticleClimate ChangeEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingNewsScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesWisconsinGreening a home — and the next generation — in Wisconsin
-A group of Wisconsin high school students recently received first-hand experience helping to reduce a home’s carbon footprint as part of a project for their AP Environmental Science course.
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Fish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake OntarioLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekHow will tire chemicals affect Great Lakes fish? Some scientists hope to find out
-A relatively unknown chemical has come to recent attention as concern mounts over what it could do to our fish populations.
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Great Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureMichiganMinnesotaOhioOntarioPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinFRESH: Research Highlights Gaps in Federal Air Pollution Data
-Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today.
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BudgetGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWaterfront DevelopmentEPA: Two toxic hot spots in Michigan will take longer to clean up than many others in Great Lakes states
-The pace of repairing the damage in the most toxic hot spots of the region is going to speed up dramatically.
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BudgetFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationIndianaMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsPennsylvaniaPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectSharon OosthoekThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinNonprofit report points to outdated Clean Water Act for the miles of polluted rivers across the U.S.
-Three of the Great Lakes states are first, fourth and eighth for states with the highest mileage of dirty rivers and streams, according to the report.
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AdvocacyAPIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMinnesota Supreme Court to hear challenge in PolyMet case
-The Minnesota Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear a challenge by environmentalists over portions of a lower court ruling involving a key permit for the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine.
