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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsInflation Weighs On U.S. Water Utilities
-Water leaders worry that rising prices — for everything from lead pipe replacements to treatment plant repairs — will cause a historic federal infrastructure investment to fall short of lofty expectations.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDetroitEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureMichiganMinnesotaOhioOntarioPFASWater Quality and Restoration EffortsFRESH: U.S. Lawmakers Propose Great Lakes Federal Agency
-Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today.
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Climate ChangeEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNatasha BlakelyNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaEnergy News Roundup: Weatherization money going to states for low-income homes, misinformation derails energy projects
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.
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APBudgetDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismThe StatesTourismWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan Gov. Whitmer signs over $4.7B for infrastructure
-Michigan is investing more than $4.7 billion to improve infrastructure, including drinking water upgrades, internet access and fixing roads, bridges and dams.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsReport: Climate change threatens these 29 Michigan chemical sites
-The sites include a plastics manufacturer in Wyandotte, a sewage treatment plant in Jackson, an ice-cream maker in Ludington and a petroleum fuel terminal in St. Clair.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismTourismMichigan parks, more popular than ever, struggle to staff up for summer
-Seasonal work at Michigan’s state and local parks was once a sought-after job for students and teachers on summer break, and retirees looking for a diversion.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCommercial FishingFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsFoodForever Chemicals FeaturedLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreational Hunting and FishingResearch, Data and TechnologyWisconsinSmall portions: Michigan puts PFAS advisory on Lake Superior rainbow smelt
-Citing new data showing PFAS contamination in Lake Superior rainbow smelt is more widespread than previously known, state regulators are again warning people to limit their meals of the popular fish.
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CollaborationFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsInvasive SpeciesLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsThe pandemic that closed the U.S./Canadian border to people may have opened it to the invasive sea lamprey
-Great Lakes invasive species cling to shipments and navigate canals to migrate, but one aquatic invader – sea lamprey – benefitted from border closures instead.
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APBudgetDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFlintGrand RapidsInfrastructureMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan Legislature approves $4.8B infrastructure plan
-Michigan lawmakers approved $4.8 billion in spending, mostly for infrastructure upgrades, with an influx of federal pandemic and other funds that will go toward water systems and more.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingDrinking WaterFeature HomepageLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNatasha BlakelyNewsQuizRecreation and TourismTourismSurf and Slide: The Great Lakes Now Episode Quiz
-Test your knowledge on Great Lakes surfing, ice boating and recent Lake Michigan news.
