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AuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationLake OntarioLatest NewsNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience Says WhatScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekTorontoWater Quality and Restoration EffortsScience Says What? Microplastic pollution — how worried should we be?
-Scientists have found these tiny bits of plastic all over the world — even in mosquitoes’ bellies.
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AuthorsBrian OwensFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLake HuronLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSturgeonLake sturgeon added to endangered list, but things are looking up
-Lake sturgeon were once incredibly abundant in the Great Lakes, but the Great Lakes population is estimated to be less than 1% of its historical numbers.
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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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Alex HillAuthorsBuffaloFeature HomepageLake ErieLake MichiganLake OntarioLatest NewsMichiganNew YorkNewsOntarioRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchMapping the Great Lakes: Snowfall in the snowbelt
-Another environmental oddity of the Great Lakes region is the existence of snowbelts or large areas impacted by lake effect snow.
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AuthorsChicagoEnergy News RoundupFeature HomepageFeature-ChicagoIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioOntarioWisconsinEnergy News Roundup: Community programs to provide solar for low-income residents in Illinois, Ohio
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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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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AuthorsClevelandEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature ClevelandFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaWisconsin
Energy 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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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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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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Enbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature HomepageHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioWisconsinJudge orders Enbridge, tribe to form emergency pipeline plan
-Sierra Club Wisconsin Director Elizabeth Ward said she’s glad that Conley recognized the tribe’s concerns about a potential spill.
