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AuthorsBudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipChicagoFeature HomepageGary WilsonIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeShipping and PortsThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDivided Congress: Smooth sailing or choppy waters for Great Lakes programs?
-Great Lakes funding has been bipartisan, but the EPA will face more oversight and the region may have less influence in D.C.
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AuthorsBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFeature HomepageHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLake SuperiorLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismStaci Lola DrouillardTribal Governments and First NationsNibi Chronicles: Beach at Nishkwakwansing returned to tribal trust
-In indigenous tradition, “land isn’t just land,” and a modern controversy highlights that in northern Minnesota.
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AuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCommercial FishingFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureJames ProffittLake ErieLake Erie-EPANewsOhioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchTourismWater Quality and Restoration EffortsBallville Dam Removal: History, trends and impacts
-An Ohio dam was removed in 2018. What’s been the effect on the environment, the fishing and the community?
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLatest NewsNewsProtectRecreation and TourismThe CatchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsThe Catch: Robots Tackle Shoreline Trash
-The bots will collect plastic pollution from both the shoreline and the water as part of a larger binational effort called the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup initiative.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe CatchTribal Governments and First NationsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsThe Catch: The Latest on Enbridge Line 3
-Enbridge is facing government action and criminal charges stemming from violations during the construction of the Line 3 pipeline in Northern Minnesota.
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AuthorsBuffaloCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipChicagoEquity and Environmental JusticeGary WilsonIllinoisLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNew YorkNewsOhioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectThe StatesBuffalo legislator calls for bill of rights protection for the Great Lakes
-Unique legislation would provide “personhood” rights but legal barriers to adoption are significant. Public Trust doctrine as an alternative.
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AgricultureCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterFoodIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioRecreation and TourismWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinOpposition to CAFOs Mounts Across the Nation
-Toxic manure discharges from large livestock operations is a major source of water pollution.
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AuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDetroitDetroit RiverFeature DetroitFeature HomepageHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesJohn HartigLake ErieLake St. ClairLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioOntarioRecreation and TourismTorontoTourismGreat Lakes Moment: Detroit’s benefits of a national urban park in Windsor
-Windsor’s proposed Ojibway National Urban Park will not only reap such benefits in its metropolitan area but in the Detroit metropolitan area.
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BudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupEquity and Environmental JusticeIllinoisIndianaInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDrinking Water News Roundup: Report urges Michigan water-affordability strategy, $191 million to target Minnesota water and infrastructure projects
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with drinking water in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsMichiganNewsProtectRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchMichigan hunters say 252,000 deer killed in firearms season with new rules
-This year, hunters were required to report their deer kills, a move wildlife managers say will help the state better manage Michigan’s growing herds.
