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CollaborationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeShipping and Ports$3.7M grant to aid Lafarge port upgrades
-The investments in the Alpena port, and others across the nation, will strengthen supply chains and speed up delivery of goods to residents, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said in a news release.
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Feature HomepageForever Chemicals FeaturedIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMichiganNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectScience, Technology, ResearchToxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in Michigan farm’s beef
-The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services “determined that prolonged consumption of the beef from this farm could increase PFOS levels in the human body,” a news release said.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsLeadMichiganMinnesotaNewsOntarioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDrinking Water News Roundup: New Illinois water quality bill, Minnesota mine lease canceled, Ontario’s wetland filtration
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Enbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNatasha BlakelyNewsOhioOntarioWisconsinEnergy News Roundup: New Indiana nuclear bill, Ontario doubles down on natural gas, Minnesota company credits renewables for low rates
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.
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ChicagoEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature-ChicagoFish, Birds and AnimalsIllinoisIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNewsQuizSturgeonRestore, Release: The Great Lakes Now Episode Quiz
-Test your knowledge on the Spectacle Reef lighthouse, Pullman neighborhood and lake sturgeon.
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History and CultureIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNewsVisit a Lighthouse: Explore history in one of the many preserved lighthouses around the Great Lakes
-All around the Great Lakes region, there are lighthouses you can see, climb or even stay in for a week.
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InfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsSome communities in Michigan opt out of fluoridation
-Even as community water systems are praised by the state for maintaining fluoride levels, others are still holding out.
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APClimate ChangeEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectMichigan governor releases plan draft for carbon neutrality
-Michigan will build clean energy infrastructure and invest in green programs over the next 30 years with the goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050 to confront climate change, a draft of a state plan says.
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Asian CarpBudgetFeature HomepageIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsMichiganNatasha BlakelyNewsU.S. Army Corps directs millions to Great Lakes coastal resiliency, Soo Locks and invasive carp barrier
-The Soo Locks are among the numerous Great Lakes projects that have been assigned federal funding.
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Drinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeForever Chemicals FeaturedIllinoisIndigenous CommunitiesLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNatasha BlakelyPFAS News RoundupPolicyWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: PFAS in Lake Superior fish, two Michigan locations could land on Superfund list
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
