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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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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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CollaborationDrinking WaterIllinoisInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes groups hope EPA regional administrator revitalizes infrastructure, morale
-Debra Shore, a former commissioner of Chicago’s Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, was recently appointed to lead the EPA’s Great Lakes office in Chicago.
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Winning Work: Great Lakes Now recognized for communication excellence by Great Lakes Protection Fund
-The Great Lakes Now initiative – our show, website, engagement efforts and educational resources – wins a Great Lakes Protection Fund Leadership Award.
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APGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake HuronLatest NewsMichiganNewsProtectWater Quality and Restoration EffortsFlood raises fears of pollution at Michigan toxic waste site
-Scientists and activists fear some of the progress made to clean up dioxin pollution has washed away with the floodwaters that overwhelmed two dams this week.
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Enbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesGary Abud Jr.Great Lakes LearningIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsProtectWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes Learning: How to clean up an “oil spill” at your kitchen table
-You don’t need to pollute to help your children learn about what happens in environmental accidents, and how to prevent and respond to them.
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COVID-19Drinking WaterIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRic MixterWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: Indianapolis and Rhinelander find PFAS, PFAS testing and projects stalled due to COVID-19
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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COVID-19Enbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingGeorge ElkindLake ErieLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsRegulation During COVID-19: Canadian, U.S. agencies lighten monitoring priorities
-Oil companies successfully request lighter oversight amid coronavirus pandemic. Farmers support the move.
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Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeFreightersIllinoisIndianaJohn HartigLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaPolicyProtectScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWisconsinGreat Lakes Moment: Earth Day turns 50
-Great Lakes Now Contributor John Hartig shares his own memories of the first Earth Day and the changes he’s noticed in the nature around him since then.
