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Feature HomepageIllinoisIndianaLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeTaylor HaeltermanWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinLower Rates: New flood risk assessment will reduce insurance rates in the Great Lakes region
-Michigan in particular will see a drop in flood-related insurance premiums. But overall, every Great Lakes state will have a larger percentage of residents receiving immediate rate decreases than the national average of 23%.
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ChicagoDetroit RiverFeature HomepageHabitat RestorationIllinoisIndianaJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsProtectScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinGreat Lakes Moment: Small habitat patches can have big ecological impact
-Researchers found that preserving small, isolated patches of land is just as critical to biodiversity and saving species as preserving large swathes of it. Key examples reside in Detroit and Chicago.
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APIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectBP agrees to $500K penalty, soot limits at Indiana refinery
-Oil giant BP agreed Thursday to pay a $512,450 penalty and reduce soot emissions from its Whiting refinery in Indiana under an agreement with regulators and activists who accused the company of violating an earlier deal.
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Alex HillDrinking WaterFeature HomepageLake HuronLatest NewsMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyMapping the Great Lakes: Find out if Lake Huron water ends up in your faucet
-Where do we get our water? It’s a critically important and highly regulated question, yet it took some digging to find the answers.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyRising Cost of Water in Michigan Leads to Affordability Problems
-A growing number of Michigan households are burdened by high water bills, report finds.
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AdvocacyAPHabitat RestorationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsProtectWater Quality and Restoration EffortsScience report: US should make less plastic to save oceans
-America needs to rethink and reduce the way it generates plastics because so much of the material is littering the oceans and other waters, the National Academy of Sciences says in a new report.
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Spike Sustained: As COVID-19 policies relax, park attendance (mostly) remains strong
-Continued fluctuations in park attendance are causing adjustments to how some parks operate.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDetroit RiverIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsAnother seawall collapse due to gravel pile stored too close to Detroit River
-Part of a seawall along the Detroit River collapsed on Friday, believed to be caused by a pile of aggregate material stored too close to the shoreline at the Revere Dock.
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APEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeMichigan drops oil pipeline suit, refocuses on separate case
-Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer abandoned a lawsuit Tuesday aimed at shutting down an oil pipeline that runs through part of the Great Lakes but said the state would continue pursuing a separate case with the same goal.
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Books, Authors, Art and MusicFeature HomepageLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes for Sale: Veteran activist and author puts renewed spotlight on diverting Great Lakes water
-In his new book, Dave Dempsey says Great Lakes governors need to engage on what they see as a settled issue and puts a spotlight on water futures trading as a new threat.
