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APArticleCollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEquity and Environmental JusticeFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsHabitat RestorationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPartner ContentResourceScience, Technology, ResearchWaterfront DevelopmentPipeline rules adopted years after deadly explosion, spills
-New rules from the Department of Transportation were adopted Tuesday to prevent pipeline spills and deadly gas explosions but don’t address recommended steps to lessen accidents once they occur.
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AuthorsCollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeGreat Lakes CommissionIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPennsylvaniaPolicyPublicSourceRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchPittsburgh researchers investigate some of climate change’s most critical questions
-Pittsburgh climate researchers ask: Can clouds slow down climate change? Will the city be able to cope with the rain? Can we use carbon capture to suck up greenhouse gases?
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ArticleAuthorsEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentPublicSourceSingle-use plastic and air pollution: Two leading experts share their knowledge about climate change
-PublicSource spoke to two Pennsylvania-based experts, air quality researcher Albert Presto and environmental advocate Larry Schweiger about climate change.
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AgricultureArticleAuthorsBlue EconomyEquity and Environmental JusticeGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMichiganNewsOhioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchClean Water Rule: Ohio U.S. Rep. challenges Trump on rollback while key Great Lakes legislators stay silent
-Michigan’s EGLE remains “committed to protecting Great Lakes ecosystem” The Trump administration’s recent repeal and replacement of the…
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AuthorsEquity and Environmental JusticeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNatasha BlakelyNatasha BlakelyNewsPolicyClimate Strike: Global movement draws crowds all around the Great Lakes
-The global call for a climate strike saw people all over the Great Lakes area responding and gathering.
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AdvocacyAuthorsEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeForever Chemicals FeaturedInfrastructureMunicipalitiesNatasha BlakelyNatasha BlakelyNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater WithdrawalsWaterfront DevelopmentGroundwater: Is it a 6th Great Lake?
-Great Lakes Now spoke with Ohio State University Assistant Professor Audrey Sawyer about what aquifers are and why they are more connected to the Great Lakes than you might think.
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AuthorsDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeForever Chemicals FeaturedGary WilsonNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe ProvincesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWaterfront DevelopmentGrassroots Power: Leading Canadian water activist says community action needed to protect water rights
-Great Lakes Now spoke to Canadian water activist Maude Barlow about her new book, grassroots activism and water privatization.
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AdvocacyAgricultureAuthorsBudgetEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake SuperiorNatasha BlakelyNatasha BlakelyNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWaterfront DevelopmentTracking Projects: This EPA map lets the public keep track of Great Lakes restoration projects
-Lake Superior’s Buffalo Reef restoration is just one Great Lakes project where the EPA is involved. Take a look at the agency’s interactive map to get an idea what else the organization is funding.
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AdvocacyAPArticleBudgetDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeForever Chemicals FeaturedGroundwater ContaminationNewsPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWater Quality and Restoration EffortsConcerns grow over PFAS-tainted sewage sludge spread on croplands
-For decades, sewage sludge from thousands of wastewater treatment plants has been used nationwide as cropland fertilizer. But while the sludge offers farmers a cheap source of fertilizer, there long have been concerns about contaminants in the material — and attention of late has turned to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS.
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Drinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeForever Chemicals FeaturedGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMLiveNewsPartner ContentPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsOscoda residents say ‘enough’ after 9 years of PFAS with no cleanup plan
-Representatives from a number of Michigan communities—Oscoda, Flint, Detroit and Belmont among them—gathered on Wednesday to call on the U.S. Air Force for action on PFAS cleanup.
