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Drinking WaterFeature HomepageInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeQuizWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater’s True Cost: The Great Lakes Now Episode Quiz
-Test your knowledge on water infrastructure problems, rising bills, sewage 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.
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Drinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedLatest NewsNew YorkNewsOhioOntarioPFASPFAS News RoundupWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: New York bill bans PFAS in clothes, Ohio city files lawsuit, Wisconsin struggles to set standards
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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BudgetFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsSoo Locks project no longer fully funded
-The Army Corps of Engineers, previously celebrating the construction of the new lock as fully funded, recently admitted to lawmakers that the project will take a lot more money.
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AdvocacyBooks, Authors, Art and MusicClimate ChangeFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationHistory and CultureInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater Always Wins: “Quietly radical” book makes case for Slow Water
-In this Q&A with author Erica Gies, Gies says our fixation on controlling water has failed and it’s time for collaborative approaches.
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Brian OwensDrinking WaterFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsInfrastructureInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsNewsOntarioProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsAI technology could be used to monitor invaders in the Great Lakes
-Having artificial intelligence track the spread of invasive species would be quicker and cheaper, but only once scientists can guarantee accuracy.
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Alex HillEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLake HuronMichiganNewsU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMapping the Great Lakes: Power up
-Around the region, you can find power plants for hydro, solar, wind, coal and more. In this map, see where those plants stand.
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BudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater's True CostWater’s True Cost
-The quality of Michigan’s water infrastructure and the consequences of failure, while still real and apparent, are no longer being ignored.
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APClimate ChangeForests and PlantsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsBiden forest plan stirs dispute over what counts as “old”
-Any definitions for old-growth or mature trees adopted by the Biden’s administration are “going to be subjective,” said Mark Ashton, a forestry professor at the Yale School of the Environment.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDam Accounting: Taking Stock of Methane Emissions From Reservoirs
-Mounting studies highlight greenhouse gas emissions from reservoirs, and now a coalition of environmental groups has called for regulatory action.
