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ChicagoEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature-ChicagoIan WendrowIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNews
Great Lakes Energy News Roundup: DTE Energy rate hike, Chicago firm fined for polluting canal
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly energy-related headline roundup.
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ChicagoClimate ChangeCollaborationEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature-ChicagoIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, Research
To protect people in the Great Lakes region from climate extremes, weatherize their homes
-As climate change makes heat waves more frequent across the region and the nation, cities will need more tools to protect their residents.
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ChicagoCOVID-19DetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitFeature-ChicagoGary WilsonIllinoisLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental Justice
Environmental Justice During COVID-19: Communities bear extra burden
-The water shutoffs issue highlights the broader problems that communities in poorer or more polluted areas are facing.
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ChicagoClimate ChangeCollaborationFeature-ChicagoIllinoisInfrastructureLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsWaterfront Development
After the Flood: How Chicago is coping with the effects of climate change
-The city has begun short-term erosion mitigation measures along Chicago’s shoreline.
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BuffaloChicagoClevelandClimate ChangeCollaborationDetroitDrinking WaterDuluthFeature ClevelandFeature DetroitFeature MilwaukeeFeature-ChicagoIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsMilwaukeeNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismRegionScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
From Rust to Resilience: Climate change brings new challenges and opportunities
-Great Lakes Now is sharing work from our partners in a project on what climate change means for Great Lakes cities. Here is the initial piece in the series.
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ChicagoDuluthEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature-ChicagoIan WendrowIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake HuronLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaOhioOntarioSt. Clair RiverWater WithdrawalsWisconsin
Great Lakes Energy News Roundup: Toxic coal ash, utility company water withdrawal, Line 5
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s energy-related headline roundup.
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Fish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsIllinoisIndianaInvasive SpeciesKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaQuebecThe ProvincesThe StatesWisconsin
Controlling Invasives: States urge residents to help stop spread of invasive species
-There are campaigns and websites from each of the Great Lakes states and provinces.
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ChicagoCOVID-19DetroitGary WilsonLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsPlayPolicyRecreation and Tourism
Sporting Uncertainty: COVID-19 casts shadow over Great Lakes sports events
-Events around the lakes are being canceled, postponed or put on hold until more information comes out.
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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 GovernmentsWisconsin
Great 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.