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Equity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismTourismWaves of ChangeWaves of Change: Meet Protect the Porkies founder Tom Grotewohl
-This month, we spoke with Tom Grotewohl, a resident of Wakefield Township in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and founder of the Protect the Porkies campaign.
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Books, Authors, Art and MusicFeature HomepageForests and PlantsHistory and CultureLatest NewsNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchWinter Wellness Pantry
-As winter sets in, it’s the perfect time to reflect on your year of foraging, plan for the coming seasons, and ensure your pantry is stocked and your health fortified.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsInvasive SpeciesLake ErieLake HuronLatest NewsNewsOhioOntarioScience, Technology, ResearchTorontoThe fight to keep grass carp out of the Great Lakes
-Canada and the U.S. are working together to stop a massive fish from gobbling up Great Lakes greenery.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureI Speak for the FishIndigenous CommunitiesKathy JohnsonLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchI Speak for the Fish: How Native Americans are saving lake sturgeon
-Tribal communities have played a critical role in lake sturgeon restoration efforts in the Great Lakes, yet their efforts are often overlooked and undervalued.
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Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWisconsinEnvironmentalists, Industry Divided Over Energy Permitting Bill
-The Energy Permitting Reform Act would make it easier to construct fossil fuel plants and electric transmission lines. Here’s what to know about the contentious energy bill.
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AdvocacyAuthorsChicagoEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageGary WilsonIllinoisLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchCan environmental law move beyond bedrock 1970’s legislation, while adapting to current and future challenges?
-To gain a better understanding of how environmental law has evolved, Great Lakes Now spoke with three environmental law attorneys.
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Climate ChangeFeature HomepageLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWhat Trump can do to reverse US climate policy − and what he probably can’t change
-As the U.S. prepares for another Trump administration, one area unambiguously in the incoming president’s crosshairs is climate policy.
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Climate ChangeEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsTrump Wins, Planet Loses
-With control of the White House and the Senate, Republicans are poised to upend U.S. climate policy.
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AdvocacyEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsThe race for clean energy is local
-A couple hundred overlooked public officials control the U.S. power grid — and some of them are on your ballots.
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CollaborationDrinking WaterFeature HomepageInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinStudents at Michigan State and Wisconsin win EPA funding for environmental health innovations
-Students from Michigan State University and the University of Wisconsin are among the winners of a contest for innovations in sustainability.
