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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingClimate ChangeIllinoisLake MichiganNewsProtectRecreation and TourismTourismWeather service warns people to stay out of Lake Michigan
-The National Weather Service on Monday issued a Beach Hazard statement for the fifth straight day in Cook County and to the north in Lake County.
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AuthorsBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingClimate ChangeCommercial FishingGary WilsonLatest NewsMunicipalitiesNewsPolicyProtectRecreation and TourismRegionResourceScience, Technology, ResearchShipping and PortsThe StatesWaterfront DevelopmentLake Levels: Army Corps says remain cautious as fall storm season approaches
-While Great Lakes water levels have started to decline, the U.S. Army Corps warns that the late August through December storm season remains a hazard.
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BudgetClimate ChangeDetroitEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResourceScience, Technology, ResearchClimate change brings urgency to debate over Detroit’s grid resilience
-A look at Detroit’s recent blackouts and possible stakeholder solutions for grid resilience brings forward ideas that can be applied to power grids across the Great Lakes region as water levels and wild weather continue to impact energy needs.
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AdvocacyAsian CarpBudgetFish, Birds and AnimalsIllinoisInvasive SpeciesLake MichiganMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRegionU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsVideoStudy: Asian carp could find plenty of food in Lake Michigan
-Asian carp are likely to find enough food to spread farther if they establish breeding populations in Lake Michigan, scientists said in a paper released Monday.
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AdvocacyBudgetFish, Birds and AnimalsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectResourceScience, Technology, ResearchSturgeonThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWaterfront DevelopmentSturgeon, America’s forgotten dinosaurs, slowly coming back to the Great Lakes
-Sturgeon were America’s vanishing dinosaurs, armor-plated beasts that crowded the nation’s rivers until mankind’s craving for caviar pushed them to the edge of extinction.
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Blue EconomyBudgetClimate ChangeEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMunicipalitiesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchGreat Lakes Energy News Roundup: Nuclear plant bailout, energy grants, and new wind and solar gardens on the coasts
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly energy-related headline roundup.
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AuthorsClimate ChangeDrinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNatasha BlakelyNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchPFAS Update: New drinking water standards, legislation to ban PFAS firefighting foam and exposure assessments are all in development
-U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin organized a public forum on PFAS to update the community on what’s in progress to address contamination.
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Drinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeEvents and Special BroadcastsGreat Lakes Conferences ConferencesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWaterfront DevelopmentInfrastructure and More: Researchers and university leaders report on Michigan’s needs and opportunities
-Detroit Public TV will stream the Infrastructure Innovation Tour’s final stop. Learn more about what research is being done to help Michigan with water quality, the maritime industry, mobility, energy and communications.
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AdvocacyAgricultureAuthorsClimate ChangeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNatasha BlakelyNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater WithdrawalsWaterfront DevelopmentIJNR Snapshots: Some Ohio farmland is being returned to its glory days as the Great Black Swamp
-The Black Swamp Conservancy has been attempting to bring back some of Ohio’s wetlands, buying up farmland to convert into nature reserves. GLN News Director Natasha Blakely learned more while on a fellowship with the Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources. Read her reports.
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AdvocacyAsian CarpAuthorsChicagoEquity and Environmental JusticeGary WilsonIllinoisInvasive SpeciesLake MichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRoad Trip: Michigan lawmakers head to Illinois to talk carp prevention
-The Army Corps briefs the congressional delegation on its plan to deter the Asian carp invasion. “All the pieces are in place,” says Sen. Stabenow.
