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Blue EconomyClevelandFeature ClevelandFeature HomepageIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioOntarioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental Justice‘Circular economy’ programs aim to reduce waste and build jobs
-Programs find new life for items including rejected carrots, NFL banners, and discarded clothing.
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AuthorsBudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipChicagoFeature HomepageGary WilsonIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeShipping and PortsThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDivided Congress: Smooth sailing or choppy waters for Great Lakes programs?
-Great Lakes funding has been bipartisan, but the EPA will face more oversight and the region may have less influence in D.C.
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AuthorsClevelandEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature ClevelandFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaWisconsinEnergy News Roundup: Renewable natural gas powering Ontario communities, solar projects to power Michigan sites
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news.
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AuthorsForever Chemicals FeaturedGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisKathy JohnsonMichiganMinnesotaNewsPennsylvaniaPFASPFAS News RoundupWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: New regulations approved, new solutions explored
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
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AuthorsBuffaloCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipChicagoEquity and Environmental JusticeGary WilsonIllinoisLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNew YorkNewsOhioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectThe StatesBuffalo legislator calls for bill of rights protection for the Great Lakes
-Unique legislation would provide “personhood” rights but legal barriers to adoption are significant. Public Trust doctrine as an alternative.
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AuthorsClimate ChangeEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioOntarioScience, Technology, ResearchWisconsinEnergy News Roundup: Lawsuit possible in Illinois wind farm controversy, anti-wind group grows in Ohio
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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APChicagoClimate ChangeDetroitFeature DetroitFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsHabitat RestorationIllinoisLatest NewsMichiganNewsProtectRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsExtinctions, shrinking habitat spur ‘rewilding’ in cities
-Animal and plant species are dying off at an alarming rate. Their plight is stirring calls for “rewilding” places where they thrived until driven out by development, pollution and climate change.
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BudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupEquity and Environmental JusticeIllinoisIndianaInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDrinking Water News Roundup: Report urges Michigan water-affordability strategy, $191 million to target Minnesota water and infrastructure projects
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with drinking water in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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AgricultureAlex HillAuthorsFeature HomepageIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPennsylvaniaMapping the Great Lakes: Pumpkin production
-The majority of pumpkin acres in Illinois are devoted to varieties that get turned into pie filling or other food products. By comparison, just 3% of pumpkin acres in Michigan are devoted to production.
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AuthorsDetroitEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentKathy JohnsonMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioOntarioWisconsin
Energy News Roundup: Nuclear communities sidelined in just transition debate, Mid-Michigan smacks down wind energy
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
