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BudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationDrinking WaterFeature HomepageInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan’s Rural Water Systems Confront Generations of Inadequate Investment
-A critical juncture is reached for providing water to rural communities around the region.
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APClimate ChangeFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLake ErieNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchScientists: Climate-whipped winds pose Great Lakes hazards
-Powerful gusts linked to global warming are damaging water quality and creating a hazard for fish in Lake Erie and perhaps elsewhere in the Great Lakes, according to researchers.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationDrinking WaterGrand RapidsInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsSome cities are turning to natural infrastructure to deal with extreme rain events
-Climate change in the Great Lakes region means more intense storms. Already some towns are finding they’re flooding where they never have before. One city in Michigan is finding the solution is nature.
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ClevelandClimate ChangeDetroitEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature ClevelandFeature DetroitIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsAir, Wind, Solar: In the Great Lakes region, energy stands out in President Biden’s efforts
-What sort of impact could President Biden’s executive orders and his various campaign promises have on the Great Lakes region?
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AgricultureCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationDrinking WaterFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWetlands can help prevent property damage and save lives during floods
-Last year when the Midland dams gave way, more than 21 billion gallons of water rushed into the Tittabawassee River. More than three and a quarter billion gallons of that ended up in the Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge.
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Algae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsU of M team makes discovery about Lake Erie dead zone
-New research finds the annual dead zone in Lake Erie is getting a boost that makes it worse very quickly.
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Algae BloomsClimate ChangeDrinking WaterLake ErieLake SuperiorLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekWisconsinLake Superior Winter: Researchers belatedly turn their eyes to the impact of warming winters
-Over the past decade or so, scientists have been playing catch up when it comes to winter data, and they are discovering that winter conditions play a big role in determining what happens the following summer.
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationDrinking WaterLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioOntarioPolicyWater Quality and Restoration EffortsToo few farmers are curbing pollution in Lake Erie. Should they be forced?
-As climate change complicates Lake Erie’s algae problem, scientists say farmers must do far more to reduce phosphorus runoff. But will enough farmers change their ways without a government mandate?
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APFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreational Hunting and FishingWisconsinUS states look to step up wolf kills, pushed by Republicans
-Wolf hunting policies in some states are taking an aggressive turn, as Republican lawmakers and conservative hunting groups push to curb their numbers and propose tactics shunned by many wildlife managers.
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Climate ChangeEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNatasha BlakelyNewsOhioOntarioWisconsinEnergy News Roundup: Q&A with energy secretary Granholm, Indiana environmental bills struggle, Ontario rate payers prepare for hike
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.
