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Climate ChangeCollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeBuilding Resilience in Rural America
-People in rural communities are often hit disproportionately hard by natural hazards. That’s an issue for the Great Lakes region, which is made up of a lot more than just urban areas like Chicago, Cleveland or Duluth.
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BudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeMichigan dams need ‘immediate attention’ to prevent next failure
-A state task force has determined 86 recommendations released Thursday, identifying a host of regulatory, legal and funding fixes for aging dams and to boost dam safety.
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Andrew ReevesBudgetDrinking WaterInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeQuebecU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsCross-border Concerns: Biden administration a new opportunity for Canadian cooperation over Great Lakes
-What could future stewardship in the Great Lakes look like for Canada and the new U.S. administration?
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeDrinking WaterFish, Birds and AnimalsInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyIntense storms from climate change harming Michigan streams and rivers
-Severe storms can lead to intensive flooding, soil erosion and disruption to fish populations. Timing is everything in nature.
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Pilot state program seeks to reduce water waste in homes
-Some residents in southwestern Michigan and the Detroit area will get plumbing repairs in their homes as part of the “Water Leak Pilot” program.
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CollaborationDrinking WaterInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsSt. Mary's RiverWater Quality and Restoration EffortsUniversity gives St. Marys River clean, green boost
-High school students, community groups and Lake Superior State University will use landscaping this summer to reduce pollution flowing into the St. Marys River.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeDrinking WaterInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater could make the Great Lakes a climate refuge. Are we prepared?
-Michigan and the Great Lakes region — with an abundance of fresh water, warming winters and less fire-prone forests — stand to attract millions of new residents in the coming years looking to escape flooded coastal areas and the parched land of the West.
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BudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsHigh Demand for New Michigan Water Infrastructure Grants
-Funding requests are more than three times larger than available funds.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisIndianaInfrastructureLake MichiganLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater WithdrawalsWisconsinDrinking Water News Roundup: Dispute between two Waukeshas over Lake Michigan diversion, Ontario infrastructure grants
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDetroitDrinking WaterFeature DetroitInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsGLWA, DWSD and Oakland County working together to reduce overflows into Rouge River
-Once completed, these projects will prevent an estimated 48 million gallons of untreated rain water from flowing into the Rouge River per year.
