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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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AgricultureCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterFoodIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioRecreation and TourismWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
Opposition to CAFOs Mounts Across the Nation
-Toxic manure discharges from large livestock operations is a major source of water pollution.
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APClimate ChangeEquity and Environmental JusticeLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchThe States
From radiation to water pollution to cities, humans are now a driver of evolution in the ‘natural’ world – podcast
-Indiana’s governor is planning his fifth overseas trip of the year, this time to attend a U.N. climate conference in Egypt.
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Energy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioOntario
Energy News Roundup: Michigan’s solar power increases, impact of Inflation Reduction Act on energy
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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APBudgetIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNew YorkNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
24 states get $560M for high-priority cleanup of wells
-The Interior Department is giving 24 states a total of $560 million to start cleaning high-priority derelict oil and gas wells abandoned on state and private land.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaPFASWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
Drinking Water News Roundup: Lead levels increase in Flint water, businesses sued over water contamination concerns
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with drinking water in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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AdvocacyArticleChicagoDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioPFASPFAS News RoundupPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRegionScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
PFAS News Roundup: Research and policy aiming to help eradicate “forever chemicals”
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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AgricultureFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
Soaring Fertilizer Prices Could Deliver ‘Silver Lining’ For Emissions, But Farmers Struggle to Limit Use
-The sudden rise in fertilizer prices could have implications for global emissions by reducing how much of it farmers use in their fields. But experts say there’s more to the picture.
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Commercial FishingFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureJames ProffittLake ErieNewsOhioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, Research
Lake Erie’s once-thriving blue pike is long gone but never forgotten
-Despite the fact the blue pike appears to be a dead end both scientifically and practically, it still regularly blooms anew in fishing forums and on social media.