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Art and Water: Wyandotte art exhibit focuses on water activism and Indigenous American artwork
-Though the Standing Rock controversy was the focus of the exhibition, art from local Native Americans was featured as well, and issues affecting Native Americans in the Great Lakes were brought up.
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AuthorsBudgetChicagoDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeGary WilsonIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRegion‘Water is a Basic Right’: New Chicago mayor’s transition team addresses water issues, Great Lakes and recommends proactivity
-Chicago’s new mayor started just this week, and one of the issues on her radar is access to water for all citizens.
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Lake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsNatasha BlakelyProtectRecreation and TourismSeries EpisodeTourismWrecks Within Reach: Current and proposed Great Lakes national marine sanctuaries and state bottomland preserves
-In the waters of the Great Lakes are dozens of shipwrecks. Plenty of locations all around the lakes provide opportunities…
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AdvocacyAuthorsEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJames ProffittLake ErieNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWaterfront DevelopmentLake Erie Activist Addresses United Nations on Earth Day
-Lake Erie Bill of Rights campaigners Toledoans for Safe Water were invited to the United Nations in New York City on Earth Day to talk about the campaign.
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AuthorsEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingForever Chemicals FeaturedGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectShipping and PortsEnbridge pipelines remain an issue in Great Lakes region
-Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 pipeline has been a contentious issue in Michigan, but another Great Lakes state also has issues with the Canadian company.
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AdvocacyAuthorsEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectSandra SvobodaShipping and PortsU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsAward-Winning Documentary: Great Lakes Now film earns journalism honor
-Great Lakes Now’s documentary about the history of and current political debates about Enbridge Line 5 in the Mackinac Straits garnered a top award from the Society of Professional Journalists metro Detroit chapter on Thursday.
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CollaborationEvents and Special BroadcastsFoodGreat Lakes Now On-Air SpecialsNewsProtectRecreation and TourismTourismU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsPublic Radio Shares Message: The Lakes Matter
-Show Host Ward Detwiler and Great Lakes Now Program Director Sandra Svoboda appeared on Detroit Today to discuss the new program and what else viewers can look forward to from Great Lakes Now.
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AuthorsEquity and Environmental JusticeGary WilsonMilwaukeeMunicipalitiesNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater WithdrawalsMilwaukee sewage exec has an “audacious” goal to protect Lake Michigan
-Milwaukee’s Kevin Shafer has an ambitious goal for the agency charged with keeping sewage out of Lake Michigan. He wants zero sewage overflows to the lake by 2035, a goal that has national colleagues and a Milwaukee environmental group questioning if he understands the inevitability of overflows.
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AdvocacyEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEvents and Special BroadcastsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWater WithdrawalsWaterfront DevelopmentEarth Day 2019: The Seven Generation River Premieres on the World Channel
-The Seven Generation River, a half-hour documentary from Detroit Public Television’s Great Lakes Bureau and Vision Maker Media explores the political, social and environmental issues surrounding our most precious natural resource – water.
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AdvocacyAgricultureAuthorsDrinking WaterFoodIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInterviewJames ProffittLake ErieNewsOhioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRegionVideoFarming and the Future
-While most farmers aren’t happy about the newly-minted ordinance, they’re not overly concerned about it, either. Many of them at the Oak Harbor event were confident in their efforts to keep their operations as environmentally-friendly as possible.
