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AdvocacyAPBudgetNewsOhioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsOhio legislation eases state regulation of some streams
-Construction companies, the mining industry and other business groups say removing so-called ephemeral streams from regulation would make Ohio’s practice consistent with federal law.
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BudgetClimate ChangeCollaborationFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeQuebecU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsEasier Ride for Fossils, But $9.1B in Climate Funding as Ottawa Releases 2030 Plan
-The fossil and transportation sectors get a relatively free ride and electricity producers do the most to decarbonize in the much-anticipated 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan that was recently released.
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APBudgetClimate ChangeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsUS taps $420M to boost water supplies hit by climate change
-Federal officials slated millions of dollars for rural water projects in several states, with the Biden administration looking to shore up infrastructure needs made more urgent by long-term drought conditions.
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AdvocacyBudgetEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesIllinois environmental justice bill would help residents prevent pollution
-Grassroots leaders of successful fights against coal plants and petcoke are taking the lead: “Communities must have a way to be involved in a permitting process that is really broken,” one said.
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CollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMinnesota bill aims to close a gap on funding for ‘pre-weatherization’ work
-A suburban state lawmaker’s bill would supplement federal weatherization funding over the next three years, nearly doubling the money available and providing crucial flexibility to cover “pre-weatherization” work.
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Feature HomepageHistory and CultureIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJohn HartigLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes Moment: Historic Great Lakes agreement reaches golden anniversary
-In this month’s column, John Hartig talks about the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, signed 50 years ago in April, its binational legacy and whether the time passed has led to complacency.
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Climate ChangeFeature HomepageHistory and CultureInterviewLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNatasha BlakelyNewsScience, Technology, ResearchWisconsinMeet the person making Great Lakes ice popular on TikTok
-Geo Rutherford is an artist, an educator, and a popular TikTok creator making videos about lakes, science and art.
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Climate ChangeEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNatasha BlakelyNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaEnergy News Roundup: Weatherization money going to states for low-income homes, misinformation derails energy projects
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.
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APBudgetDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismThe StatesTourismWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan Gov. Whitmer signs over $4.7B for infrastructure
-Michigan is investing more than $4.7 billion to improve infrastructure, including drinking water upgrades, internet access and fixing roads, bridges and dams.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsReport: Climate change threatens these 29 Michigan chemical sites
-The sites include a plastics manufacturer in Wyandotte, a sewage treatment plant in Jackson, an ice-cream maker in Ludington and a petroleum fuel terminal in St. Clair.
