Great Lakes News Collaborative
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; and Michigan Radio, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water. This independent journalism is supported by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.
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Amish Farmers’ Partnership With Beef Giant Produces Manure Mess
Water pollution found in in three counties in Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan.
4 things to know about a youth-led court case against Ontario’s climate plans
Ontario’s highest court says seven youth have a right to challenge the province in cutting its emissions targets.
Up to 3.2M in Michigan may be getting water from PFAS-tainted aquifers
With lots of domestic well users and plenty of polluting industries, Michiganders are among the nation’s most likely to have ‘forever chemicals’ in their well water, according to a landmark federal study.
2024 Election: State and Local Voters Consider Tax Increases for Water Protection
See how Minnesota and New York stack up against other states across the nation with water on the ballot.
Michigan a top winner of climate funds Trump wants to revoke
If elected, Trump has vowed to revoke unspent funds from the Inflation Reduction Act, a climate spending law that has heavily benefitted Michigan governments and industry. But experts say it wouldn’t be easy.
The lonely Lake Superior caribou and a lesson in limits
Ontario’s southernmost herd illustrates how hard it is to bring a species back from the brink — and why we need to recognize tipping points before we reach them.
A decade after Flint, feds require nationwide lead pipe removal
A rule finalized Tuesday gives water providers across the country 10 years to get lead pipes out of their drinking water systems.
Michigan’s New Rules To Protect Water From Manure Attacked By Lawmakers
State is a center of manure biodigester development.
Groundwater: Who’s in charge?
As groundwater resources are increasingly under threat in the U.S. — including the Great Lakes region — regulation, oversight and planning for the long-term are diffused and often lacking.
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.
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.
After 10 million pieces of beach trash, Chicago advocates push for sustainable packaging
As plastic items dominate beach littering, Alliance for the Great Lakes’ says we need to ramp up reusable items and sustainable packaging. What about personal responsibility?
PFAS Roundup: Four Great Lakes states selected to test residents annually for environmental chemical exposure
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in the Great Lakes region.
Palisades nuclear relaunch gets more subsidies in Michigan — and more backlash
The federal government will provide more than $600 million to help two rural electricity cooperatives buy money from the nuclear plant. While proponents celebrate, anti-nuclear activists say the money could be better spent elsewhere.
Tribal nations in Michigan get grants totaling more than $38 million to reduce greenhouse emissions
The U.S. EPA announced four tribes in Michigan would receive grants to install renewable energy infrastructure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.