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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsNewsThe CheckupHeat Islands in the Great Lakes: Community, infrastructure and fresh water solutions
-Heat is becoming a threat in cities everywhere. Here is the second half of our two-part series which looks at the connection between heat and health, the role water plays, what’s being done, and where these cities have room to improve.
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Reef Rescue and Wild Edibles
-Cleaning up toxins caused by copper mining, and foraging for Great Lakes wild foods.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsWhy some municipalities are looking at putting solar panels on water
-Floating solar panels are somewhat new in the U.S. In some places, the competition for land makes putting solar panel on plastic rafts feasible.
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AuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsNewsCanada-U.S. mayors want to tap Great Lakes region’s water for economic transformation
-“Sustainable prosperity” and innovation are key to mayors’ 10-year plan. Expert says economic transition from the Rust Belt era is more appropriate, cautions “today’s abundance may be tomorrow’s drought.”
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I Speak for the Fish: What’s a true bass?
-White bass are like freshwater wolves: elusive, with a love of wide open spaces and killer teamwork.
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PFAS News Roundup: Michigan farmer threatens to sue EPA over PFAS
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in the Great Lakes region.
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Heat Islands in the Great Lakes: The human health cost
-Heat is becoming a threat in cities everywhere. Here is part one of our two-part series that takes a looks at the connection between heat and health, the role water plays, what’s being done and where these cities have room to improve.
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Butterflies race for state insect status
-Three butterflies are racing to become Michigan’s official state insect – and one of them is ahead, at least politically.
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Birders flock to the Capitol to urge lawmakers to pass bills to improve the environment
-Audubon Great Lakes members held an advocacy day for the first time in Michigan. Wetlands topped the agenda, but was just one item in a list to improve the environment.
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Points North: To catch an arsonist
-It’s a dry spring – 1984 in Wisconsin – and all these suspicious fires are popping up. A conservation warden named Dave is pretty sure it’s arson, but he can’t catch a break. So, he and a pilot decide to get creative.
