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Asian CarpAuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipChicagoFeature HomepageGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIllinoisInvasive SpeciesLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRefreshIllinois, feds grapple with agreement that would advance billion dollar plan to stop invasive carp
-Illinois objects to terms of “complex” partnership agreement required by the Army Corps of Engineers, while Michigan policy expert questions the need.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsOne DetroitPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWeathering the floods: Detroit neighborhood faces uncertain future due to climate change
-One Detroit visits the hard-hit Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood to learn about how climate change and flooding are impacting the area.
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WATCH: Searching for stoneflies
-Every winter the environmental organization Friends of the Rouge hosts their annual stonefly survey. The stonefly is a pollution-sensitive insect that calls the Rouge River home. Its absence or presence in the river helps researchers understand current water quality. Join a group of passionate citizen scientists as they search for stoneflies at a headwater stream in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
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WATCH: Salting roads smarter with Circle of Blue
-The Catch featured a story about road salt reported on by Brett Walton with Circle of Blue. Walton found that road salt can be bad for waterways.
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AdvocacyAuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitFeature HomepageGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsHope springs eternal for Michigan legislator who champions drinking water equity
-Senator Stephanie Chang began her campaign to end water shutoffs in 2015. She’s hopeful for legislative action in 2023.
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WATCH: How smart is your sewer
-The city of South Bend, Indiana, once had a big problem. Too much sewage was being pumped into the St. Joseph River, which eventually flowed into Lake Michigan. The US government ordered the city to do something about it. But, the price tag was astronomical. Desperate for a solution, city officials found a smart one right under their noses.
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AuthorsBooks, Authors, Art and MusicCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterDuluthFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLake SuperiorLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchStaci Lola DrouillardWater Quality and Restoration EffortsNibi Chronicles: The “Water is Life” festival goes beyond the music
-In this introductory feature for ‘The Nibi Chronicles,” Staci Lola Drouillard finds hope where the band plays and the thunderbird lives.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationEvents and Special BroadcastsFeature HomepageGreat Lakes Conferences ConferencesGreat Lakes News CollaborativeMilwaukeeNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinGreat Lakes News Collaborative nets US Water Prize
-Great Lakes Now and its partners in the Great Lake News Collaborative received a national journalism award for coverage of water issues in the Great Lakes.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeDetroitEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitFeature HomepageFeature LeadGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsWhen your home is filled with hazards, what can you do?
-Great Lakes Now put together a list of small, accessible actions people can take to improve their housing situations and mitigate some of the impacts of lead, climate change and more.
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Episode 2205 Lesson Plans: The Cost of Drinking Water
-Lessons and activities based on the monthly Great Lakes Now program.
