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ChicagoClimate ChangeCollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageHistory and CultureLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMunicipalitiesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchChicago educator empowers students to make climate connections in their own communities
-Through her work with Chicago’s Field Museum, Ylanda Wilhite encourages kids to engage with nature in their neighborhoods, with a particular focus on BIPOC and disinvested communities.
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Equity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioPennsylvaniaPFASPFAS News RoundupPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: Indiana PFAS property transfers, Lake Superior rainbow smelt advisory, new Ohio PFAS regulation bill
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureIllinoisKathy JohnsonLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNewsOntarioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSt. Lawrence RiverTourismWisconsinWho caught the world’s largest muskie? Even the experts don’t agree
-The award and corresponding fame for catching the world’s largest muskie by hook and line remains a hotly contested controversy that, after nearly a century of debate, remains unresolved.
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AdvocacyChicagoDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFeature LeadFlintGary WilsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesSubstantive change will require a ‘massive culture shift’ in federal, state and local agencies
-In this Q&A with Great Lakes Environmental Law Center executive director Nick Leonard, he pushes regulators to focus on the possible, talks about the role MDHHS can play in environmental health, and more.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMinnesotaNatasha BlakelyNew YorkNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDrinking Water News Roundup: Illinois Well Inspections, New York Water Funding
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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APChicagoLake MichiganLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchTourismChicago’s Adler Planetarium announces reopening
-The famed planetarium on the shores of Lake Michigan will on March 4 reopen, joining the ranks of museums and other institutions that have opened their doors once again.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupFish, Birds and AnimalsGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisIndianaInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsOhioOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Drinking Water News Roundup: New DNA computer can reveal water contaminants, HydroOne team works on oil spill cleanup
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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ChicagoFeature HomepageJohn McCrackenLake MichiganLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinScratching the surface: Regional research groups explore winter conditions of Green Bay, Great Lakes
-This is the first year the Chicago research group has been able to study winter conditions of the microbial communities and the “Winter Grab” will help bring more awareness to this field of work in the coming years.
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ChicagoClimate ChangeEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchHydroponic greenhouses continue to offer solution to urban food deserts
-An upcoming hydroponic facility is the latest development in the former company town of Pullman, a community in south Chicago.
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APDrinking WaterIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureNewsOhioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsBiden plan to spend $725M to clean up abandoned coal mines
-Pennsylvania is eligible for $245 million. Other significant amounts include $75 million for Illinois and $46 million for Ohio.
