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Andrew ReevesBudgetDrinking WaterInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeQuebecU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsCross-border Concerns: Biden administration a new opportunity for Canadian cooperation over Great Lakes
-What could future stewardship in the Great Lakes look like for Canada and the new U.S. administration?
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Nestlé Exit: North American bottled water brands sold to investment firm
-Despite the Nestlé exit, the sale does not mark the end of bottled water or the water withdrawals from Great Lakes locales.
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Drinking WaterGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsRoad Salt: Researchers look at vegetables and juices for alternatives to salt
-Great Lakes residents depend on road salt to reach their destinations safely in the winter, but that safety places a heavy burden on freshwater ecosystems.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupForever Chemicals FeaturedLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNatasha BlakelyNew YorkNewsPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: Minnesota sets new PFAS blueprint, Biden EPA dumps PFAS assessment over ‘political interference’
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Climate ChangeDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitGary WilsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeExcited about Biden: Detroit advocate hopeful on environmental justice progress after decades of inertia
-Michelle Martinez, acting executive director and statewide coordinator for Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition, spoke to Great Lakes Now about her history with Detroit, environmental justice and the new president.
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Drinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedIllinoisIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNatasha BlakelyNew YorkNewsPFASPFAS News RoundupPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeTraverse CityWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: PFAS found in Indigenous household wells, Wisconsin experimental treatment fails, WDNR fish concerns
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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DetroitDetroit RiverFeature DetroitFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsGreat Lakes Moment: Beavers come knocking at the Detroit River’s former Black Lagoon
-Few people thought that the return of beavers to Ellias Cove would ever be possible.
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Enbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNatasha BlakelyNewsEGLE Permits: Michigan agency approves permits needed for Enbridge tunnel project
-Aside from the permits from EGLE, Enbridge still needs permits from the Michigan Public Service Commission and the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers.
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Algae BloomsInvasive SpeciesLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLatest NewsLorraine BoissoneaultMinnesotaNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMussel-Phosphorus Puzzle: Invasive mussels are reshaping the chemistry of the Great Lakes
-A new study measures the impact quagga and zebra mussels are having on the phosphorus cycle, which is a major player in the Great Lakes ecosystem.
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COVID-19FreightersIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNatasha BlakelyNewsShipping and PortsStalled Ships: Shipping industry looks to infrastructure investments to boost demand
-With drops of tonnage on the Great Lakes due to COVID-19, many in the industry are hoping long-term infrastructure investments will turn things around.
