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AdvocacyDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitFeature HomepageInfrastructureMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDetroiters can get another 1,125 gallons of water under discount program
-Detroit water rates have gone up 407% over the last 20 years, and 120% in just the last 10 years.
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AdvocacyAuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitFeature HomepageGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsHope springs eternal for Michigan legislator who champions drinking water equity
-Senator Stephanie Chang began her campaign to end water shutoffs in 2015. She’s hopeful for legislative action in 2023.
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AuthorsCitizen ScienceDetroitDetroit RiverFeature DetroitFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureJohn HartigLake ErieLake Erie-EPALatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismRegionScience, Technology, ResearchTourismGreat Lakes Moment: A community science survey
-“Volunteers reported 17 bald eagles on the ice, an estimated 20,000 Canvasbacks, about as many Redheads, a smattering of other ducks, and Tundra and Mute swans.”
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AuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeDetroitLake ErieLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience Says WhatScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekTorontoScience Says What? Climate change, deluges and snow days
-In this new feature, see what scientists are learning about the impacts of climate change on the region – and what can be done to mitigate them.
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AdvocacyClimate ChangeDetroitFeature DetroitFeature HomepageFoodLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchTourismThese 3 Detroit restaurants are tackling climate change in the kitchen
-Food waste is a leading contributor of greenhouse gases. These Detroit restaurants are finding creative – and tasty – ways to reduce their contribution.
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AuthorsDetroitDetroit RiverFeature DetroitFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsRegionScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes Moment: The great blue herons of Stony Island
-It can be quite unsettling to hear the unexpected “frahnk frahnk” of a startled great blue heron who just had its fishing expedition disrupted.
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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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AuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDetroitDetroit RiverFeature DetroitFeature HomepageHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesJohn HartigLake ErieLake St. ClairLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioOntarioRecreation and TourismTorontoTourismGreat Lakes Moment: Detroit’s benefits of a national urban park in Windsor
-Windsor’s proposed Ojibway National Urban Park will not only reap such benefits in its metropolitan area but in the Detroit metropolitan area.
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AuthorsDetroitEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentKathy JohnsonMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioOntarioWisconsinEnergy 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.
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AdvocacyAuthorsBudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageGary WilsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDemocrats in control: Advocates want action on justice, climate and “stronger leadership” from Gov. Whitmer
-“Deal with the problem of environmental racism head on and finally put it to bed.”
