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DetroitFeature DetroitFeature HomepageHistory and CultureLake SuperiorLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganMinnesotaNatasha BlakelyNewsOhioPennsylvaniaShipwrecksWisconsinEdmund Fitzgerald 2021: Attend a shipwreck memorial service in person or virtually
-All around the region this week, events are focused on honoring the lives lost on the SS Edmund Fitzgerald and other Great Lakes ships. Many of these shipwreck services and ceremonies will be streamed live online.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupLatest NewsLeadMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinDrinking Water News Roundup: Vanderburgh County boil advisory, EPA in Benton Harbor, Chapleau water advisory
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Energy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIllinoisLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNatasha BlakelyOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeTorontoWisconsinEnergy News Roundup: Coal bailout scandal lingers in Ohio legislature, clearer Wisconsin solar regulations, Illinois utility bill increase
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.
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As Michigan lawmakers ponder septic repair funds, Ohio offers a model
-When Mary Ellen Sementilli and her family moved into their creekside home in Ohio’s Appalachian region, the septic system worked like a charm. Which is to say, it was easy to forget it was there. But the family has grown in the years since, which has meant more dishwashing, showers and toilet flushes — too much for Sementilli’s septic system to handle.
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Drinking WaterFeature HomepageForever Chemicals FeaturedIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNatasha BlakelyNew YorkNewsOhioPennsylvaniaPFASPFAS News RoundupPolicyWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: Michigan works on transparency, 3M could cost the Minnesota public billions, study recruitment in Michigan
-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 AnimalsJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreational Hunting and FishingWalleye Windfall: 2021 sees another big hatch of fish in Lake Erie
-Experts say to expect a decade or more of fantastic walleye fishing in Lake Erie.
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BudgetChicagoDrinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupFeature HomepageFeature-ChicagoGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisIndianaIndigenous CommunitiesInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioOntarioTorontoWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
Drinking Water News Roundup: US Steel spill, lead pipes, First Nations boil water advisories, Ohio wetlands
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Feature HomepageHabitat RestorationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJohn HartigLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes Moment: Lessons from the Ashtabula River cleanup
-When the Ashtabula River and Harbor was identified as a Great Lakes pollution hotspot in 1985, few people thought the day would ever come when it was cleaned up and no longer a detriment to the community and Lake Erie. Thirty-six years later, it has been removed from the Areas of Concern list.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsJames ProffittLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreational Hunting and FishingTips, Tricks, Recipes: Want to know how to eat Great Lakes fish?
-Groups and individuals around the Great Lakes region have been working on projects aiming to encourage this local fish and game consumption through mobile kitchens, instructional videos and classes.
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BudgetClimate ChangeFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationIllinoisIndianaLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioPennsylvaniaRachel DuckettWisconsinBridge Over Warming Water: Grants fund fish habitat conservation projects around the Great Lakes
-Rivers, streams and lakes are warming, casting a dark shadow on the future of coldwater fish in the Great Lakes region. To save them, state and federal agencies around the Great Lakes are investing millions in these fish.
