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AuthorsFeature HomepageJohn HartigLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchTorontoU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsGreat Lakes Moment: University of Windsor to build capacity for Canada’s national urban parks
-Canada is creating a network of urban parks not only to conserve nature, but to connect people and advance reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.
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AuthorsBlue EconomyDetroitDetroit RiverFeature DetroitHistory and CultureIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJohn HartigLake ErieLake St. ClairLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioRegionWaterfront DevelopmentGreat Lakes Moment: A business case for The Great Lakes Way
-This new economic impact study estimated the range of impact from elements that make up The Great Lakes Way, including connections to Canada and historical attributes.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationFeature HomepageForests and PlantsLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsIt isn’t arson: untangling climate misinformation around Canada’s raging wildfires
-Politicians — and people online — are peddling dangerous ideas about what’s causing Canada’s wildfires. Here’s what you need to know.
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Climate ChangeDetroitFeature DetroitFeature HomepageForests and PlantsLake OntarioLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioScience, Technology, ResearchTorontoWildfire smoke can harm human health, even when the fire is hundreds of miles away – a toxicologist explains why
-Chances are, if you’re a healthy individual, going for a bike ride or a hike in light haze won’t be a big deal, and your body will be able to recover.
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AdvocacyAuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsFormer U.N. adviser warns on water futures trading, elevates water crisis to level of climate
-Canada’s Maude Barlow says Michigan, Canada Line 5 dispute is on the “back burner” between Trudeau and Biden.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingClevelandFeature HomepageFreightersHistory and CultureIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreation and TourismShipping and PortsFirst in decades, a new Great Lakes freighter joins fleet
-The Mark W. Barker is more innovative and versatile than the larger Lakers.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsSupporters and opponents of a Line 5 tunnel make comments to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
-The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is ready to review the environmental impacts of a proposed tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac.
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CollaborationDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectTribal Governments and First NationsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsLiving water: Northern Indigenous communities’ use and perceptions of drinking water
-In Indigenous communities that have lacked access to safe water for years, getting it is crucial. However, perceptions of the water supply affect consumption.
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CollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe ProvincesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsEXCLUSIVE: Ontario Regulator Refuses New Pipeline, Tells Enbridge to Plan for Lower Gas Demand
-The Ontario Energy Board sent minor shock waves through the province’s energy regulatory and municipal energy communities earlier this month with its refusal to approve the final phases of a $123.7-million pipeline replacement project in Ottawa proposed by Enbridge Gas.
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Drinking WaterInfrastructureMunicipalitiesNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe CatchThe ProvincesTorontoU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsThe Catch: Current issues in Canadian water infrastructure
-Toronto-based journalist Andrew Reeves discusses a piece he wrote for Great Lakes Now about the history and current issues in Canadian water infrastructure.
