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Flint water settlement borrowing plan approved by lawmakers
-Michigan legislators on Wednesday finalized a plan to borrow $600 million to finance the state’s proposed settlement with the residents of Flint.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingLatest NewsMichiganNewsWith Line 5 closure, a ‘game of chicken’ over how to heat Upper Peninsula
-Weaning the U.P. of its dependence on Line 5 will likely require investments in rail or truck-based transport. But a month after the order for Enbridge to shutter Line 5 by May, a Plan B for propane has yet to emerge.
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Drinking WaterEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater WithdrawalsPipelines and Plastic Bottles: Michigan advocate focuses on Line 5 and Nestle bottled water issue
-Great Lakes Now interviewed Liz Kirkwood, executive director of advocacy group For Love of Water, about some of the main controversies and issues relating to Great Lakes water.
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Books, Authors, Art and MusicBuffaloChicagoClevelandDetroitDuluthFeature ClevelandFeature DetroitFeature MilwaukeeFeature-ChicagoFoodGrand RapidsIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMilwaukeeMinnesotaNatasha BlakelyNew YorkNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaRecreation and TourismTorontoTraverse CityWisconsinGreat Lakes Gift Guide 2020: Remember that road trip, boat ride, microbrew or sweatshirt you should’ve bought with this list
-Try these gifts from a variety of places in the Great Lakes region in our selected categories of markets, food and drink, potato chips, books, home decor and wearables.
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CollaborationDrinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedLatest NewsNewsPennsylvaniaPFASPublicSourceResearch, Data and TechnologyPFAS chemicals are ubiquitous. A Pitt scientist is working to protect you from thousands of types at once.
-Two of the ‘forever chemicals’ have been studied widely and show a wide range of harmful effects. A Pitt researcher is helping to tackle the problem: What do we do about the other 4,000+?
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BudgetCollaborationGreat Lakes EchoLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeOldest Coast Guard cutter with smallest crew and largest Great Lakes responsibility needs replacing
-A new report from the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service says the Coast Guard is waiting for Congress to approve its proposal to replace up to 35 aging cutters, which average 56 years old.
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Wisconsin climate task force releases its recommendations
-The report from the task force includes 55 recommendations designed to adapt to climate change and limit its negative impacts while also seeking to improve the economy.
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CollaborationCOVID-19Cruise ShipsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolicyWaterfront DevelopmentFamily-owned fishing businesses displaced by waterfront developments on Great Lakes
-Working waterfront access — the access needed by fishing folks to unload their catch, process fish and retrieve ice and fuel — is being affected by coastal gentrification.
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Watch Party: Detroit River’s High Water
-Jacqueline Serran with the Detroit River Canadian Clean Up, WDET’s Annamarie Sysling and Great Lakes Now’s Sandra Svoboda chat about high water level impacts on habitat and communities along the Detroit River in Canada and the U.S.
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Energy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIan WendrowIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsEnergy News Roundup: Recognition of tribal treaties, Michigan Green Bank, former Upper Peninsula mine sites
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.
