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Algae BloomsFeature HomepageLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
Wisconsin officials ask the public to report algal blooms in Lake Superior
-The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is banking on public oversight to help gauge the threat of algal blooms.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchThe ProvincesToronto
A tiny, endangered fish lies on the path of Highway 413. Canada has a plan, but no new power to protect it
-The new recovery strategy isn’t likely to tip the scales in the fish’s favor.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Retirements by water and wastewater plant operators are leading to workforce shortages
-Baby boomers are part of a “silver tsunami” of retirements sweeping across the nation’s drinking water and wastewater systems.
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Trying to build a more climate-resilient Chicago, one balloon at a time
-Data collected by weather balloons in various Chicago neighborhoods should help scientists better understand extreme heat in the city.
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ChicagoClimate ChangeFeature HomepageFeature-ChicagoIllinoisLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, Research
Chicago reveals climate havens don’t exist — they must be created
-Extreme heat and precipitation events are becoming more frequent and intense in Chicago. It’s the city’s preparation efforts that will determine climate resiliency.
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DetroitFeature DetroitFeature HomepageLatest NewsMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Who is working to preserve and restore wetlands in Metro Detroit?
-Most Michigan wetlands have been destroyed, even as climate change means we need their benefits. Here’s how groups are working to change that.
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AdvocacyDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeLatest NewsNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear case with broad implications for PFAS cleanup
-The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear a case that could have sweeping effects on state environmental regulators’ authority to force businesses to clean up PFAS pollution under the state’s spills law.
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AgricultureClevelandFeature HomepageFoodIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreation and Tourism
Northeast Ohio composters reduce emissions from food waste, one pile at a time
-Akron-based organizations are working to reduce food waste, and greenhouse gas emissions, by diverting food scraps from landfills to compost piles.