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Climate ChangeCollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDam Accounting: Taking Stock of Methane Emissions From Reservoirs
-Mounting studies highlight greenhouse gas emissions from reservoirs, and now a coalition of environmental groups has called for regulatory action.
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AgricultureAPClimate ChangeDuluthIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureMinnesotaMunicipalitiesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesNational Guard to help with northeastern Minnesota flooding
-Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday activated the National Guard to help control record flooding in areas of northeastern Minnesota.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinDrinking Water News Roundup: $3M invested in Illinois water system, coal ash rule means safer water in Indiana
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with drinking water in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Andrew ReevesBudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterFeature HomepageInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe ProvincesTribal Governments and First NationsU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater's True CostOntario faces uneven investment in water infrastructure
-While much-needed money is being directed to aging drinking water infrastructure, stormwater and sewer systems have been neglected.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeTribal Governments and First NationsFRESH: EPA Recommends Against Minnesota Mining Permit
-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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Andrew ReevesBudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageInfrastructureLake ErieLake OntarioLake St. ClairLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchThe ProvincesTorontoU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater's True CostEven in Canada, where water prices are low, aging infrastructure and rising costs are a problem
-Water, while still overall affordable in Canada compared to other countries, is growing more expensive as the cost of neglecting infrastructure for decades comes due.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterFeature HomepageInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganMunicipalitiesNatasha BlakelyNewsPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater's True CostFive fixes for Michigan’s drinking water woes
-The Great Lakes News Collaborative asked state and national experts how Michigan could break the cycle of underfunding and poor decision-making that has left water systems across Michigan in sorry shape.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsReport: Going off script, decisive action saved lives during 2020 dam disaster
-A new report on flooding that caused $200 million in damages singles out the actions of Midland County’s emergency services coordinator, who called for an early evacuation.
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Drinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFlintGary WilsonInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNew YorkNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinWater executive tells cities to “get creative” when it comes to replacing lead service lines
-Too often cities focus on why “they can’t tackle the problem,” says Water Environment Federation’s Lynn Broaddus, pointing to Lansing, Madison and Buffalo as cities that found a way.
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AgricultureFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNatasha BlakelyNew YorkNewsPFASPFAS News RoundupPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsPFAS News Roundup: 20M acres of farmland polluted, PFAS found in ‘nontoxic’ children’s clothes and car seats
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
