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Great Lakes produce new record for waterspouts in one week
-The Great Lakes produced a new high record in its number of 232 waterspouts from Sept. 28 through Oct. 4.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingClevelandClimate ChangeCOVID-19Feature ClevelandIndianaLatest NewsNewsOhioOntarioRecreation and TourismSharon OosthoekTourismWisconsin
Summertime Spike: Great Lakes parks a source of balm and vexation for many during COVID-19
-This summer, pandemic-weary residents on both sides of the border flocked to national, state and provincial parks – many for the first time.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
As policing and pandemic dominate election, climate pushed to back burner
-Minnesota candidates haven’t pressed climate or clean energy despite rising temperatures and voter interest.
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Climate ChangeEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIan WendrowLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhio
Great Lakes Energy News Roundup: Michigan clean energy transition, pilot hydrogen production plant, Ohio nuclear bankruptcy ruling
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.
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Climate ChangeEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingGary WilsonIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioPennsylvaniaScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesWisconsin
Great Aspirations: Great Lakes states grapple with climate change and carbon
-Great Lakes states chart climate change paths with long-term initiatives.
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Climate ChangeDetroit RiverJohn HartigLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Great Lakes Moment: Detroit River and western Lake Erie get a checkup
-In this month’s column, writer John Hartig discusses the recently released 2020 State of the Strait report.
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ChicagoClimate ChangeDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature-ChicagoGary WilsonIllinoisLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
Policy Expert Q&A: Keep advocating with elected officials for safe drinking water
-University of Chicago Professor Sabina Shaikh is a senior lecturer and the director of the Program on the Global Environment at the university.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
Can the Climate Youth Tip the 2020 Election Against Trump?
-The Sunrise Movement is targeting Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania against Trump and the GOP.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
Want the Youth Vote? Prioritize Climate Change
-Young voters are intimately aware that they will be forced to bear the full effects of climate change—and they’re voting with that in mind.
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Climate ChangeCOVID-19DetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitLatest NewsMichiganNewsWisconsin
Intersecting Crises: Fighting for climate justice in a pandemic
-Both climate change and COVID-19 are environmental justice issues, but fighting one in the middle of another poses challenges for advocates.