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Water Always Wins: “Quietly radical” book makes case for Slow Water

On: May 26, 2022

In: Advocacy, author, Books, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Climate change, Feature Homepage, Groundwater Contamination, History and Culture, infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, water, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Water Always Wins: “Quietly radical” book makes case for Slow Water

While growing up in California, Erica Gies became aware of the state’s water scarcity, which she told Great Lakes Now has led to a “low-key obsession about water for just about everyone in the state.”

California’s droughts have been a regular occurrence that put a spotlight on the importance of water for Gies, fostering a writing career on the topic that has spanned 15 years.

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/05/water-always-wins-book/

Gary Wilson

From sinks to sources: peatland carbon is poised to be part of the climate crisis

On: May 25, 2022

In: Climate, Climate change

In the Marcell Experimental Forest in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, there are no trails for hiking, grounds for camping nor lakes for boating. Instead, there are temperature-manipulating chambers and field laboratories. Marcell was chosen to study because of its peatlands, a unique landscape that occupies just 3% of the earth’s surface, yet stores 30% of soil carbon.

The post From sinks to sources: peatland carbon is poised to be part of the climate crisis first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2022/05/25/from-sinks-to-sources-peatland-carbon-is-poised-to-be-part-of-the-climate-crisis/

Climate change increases milk production

On: May 24, 2022

In: Agriculture, Climate, Climate change

Researchers found that increasing temperatures from climate change may slightly increase milk production, despite the heat stress on cows. The loss of milk production through heat stress is offset by the increase in feed production.

The post Climate change increases milk production first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2022/05/24/climate-change-increases-milk-production/

Biden forest plan stirs dispute over what counts as “old”

On: May 20, 2022

In: AP, biden administration, Climate change, Forests and Plants, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Science, Technology, Research, trees, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Biden forest plan stirs dispute over what counts as “old”

By Matthew Brown and Matthew Daly, Associated Press

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s order to protect the nation’s oldest forests against climate change, wildfires and other problems devastating vast woodlands is raising a simple yet vexing question: When does a forest grow old?

Millions of acres are potentially on the line — federal land that could eventually get new protections or remain open to logging as the administration decides which trees to count under Biden’s order covering “old growth” and “mature” forests.

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/05/ap-biden-forest-plan-dispute/

In: Climate change, Collaboration, dams, Equity and Environmental Justice, hydropower, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, infrastructure, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Dam Accounting: Taking Stock of Methane Emissions From Reservoirs

On: May 20, 2022

Dam Accounting: Taking Stock of Methane Emissions From Reservoirs

By Tara Lohan, The Revelator

This story originally appeared in The Revelator and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story.

This month regulators greenlighted a transmission line that would bring power generated from Canadian hydroelectric dams to New York City.

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/05/stock-methane-emissions-reservoirs/

The Revelator

National Guard to help with northeastern Minnesota flooding

On: May 20, 2022

In: Agriculture, AP, Climate change, Duluth, flood damage, flooding, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, infrastructure, Minnesota, Municipalities, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, The States

National Guard to help with northeastern Minnesota flooding

ST. PAUL (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday activated the National Guard to help control record flooding in areas of northeastern Minnesota.

Emergency management officials in St. Louis and Koochiching counties requested the assistance to deal with high water caused by heavy spring rains and rapid snowmelt throughout the Rainy River Basin.

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/05/ap-national-guard-minnesota-flooding/

Canada ranks dead last among G7 on climate progress: Earth Index

On: May 19, 2022

In: canada, Climate change, Collaboration, government, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Quebec, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, The Provinces, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Canada ranks dead last among G7 on climate progress: Earth Index

By Shawn McCarthy, Corporate Knights

This story originally appeared in Corporate Knights and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story.

Canada must make up for lost ground if it’s going to meet its target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by up to 45% from 2005 levels by 2030.

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/05/canada-ranks-last-climate-progress/

Corporate Knights

Energy News Roundup: Numerous Great Lakes states grapple with outages and rising rates

On: May 12, 2022

In: Climate change, Energy, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Equity and Environmental Justice, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Michigan, Minnesota, Municipalities, Natasha Blakely, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Numerous Great Lakes states grapple with outages and rising rates

Keep up with energy-related developments in the Great Lakes area with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.

Click on the headline to read the full story:

Illinois:

Warnings of summer brownouts downstate spur scrutiny of Pritzker’s energy law – Crain’s Chicago Business

Electricity costs will soar beginning in June in central and southern Illinois, due to inadequate power supplies following coal-fired plant closures.

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/05/energy-news-roundup-numerous-great-lakes-outages-rising-rates/

The Catch: Climate Change and Your Allergies

On: May 9, 2022

In: Climate change, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes Now On-Air Specials, Michigan, News, report, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, The Catch

The Catch: Climate Change and Your Allergies

Wheeze. Sniffle. Sneeze.

If you already suffer from seasonal allergies, get ready for more severe symptoms as the Great Lakes region experiences climate change in the coming decades.

Atmospheric scientist Allison Steiner of the University of Michigan and some colleagues recently published a new study about the impacts of climate change on pollen season in the Midwest and beyond.

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/05/the-catch-climate-change-allergies/

GLN Editor

Drinking Water News Roundup: First Nation residents call settlement restrictive, Wisconsin towns try regulating big farms, Chicago cans tap water

On: May 6, 2022

In: Agriculture, Chicago, Climate change, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Illinois, Latest News, Minnesota, Municipalities, Natasha Blakely, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Science, Technology, Research, Tribal Governments and First Nations, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: First Nation residents call settlement restrictive, Wisconsin towns try regulating big farms, Chicago cans tap water

From lead pipes to PFAS, drinking water contamination is a major issue plaguing cities and towns all around the Great Lakes. Cleaning up contaminants and providing safe water to everyone is an ongoing public health struggle.

Keep up with drinking water-related developments in the Great Lakes area.

Click on the headline to read the full story:

Illinois:

Illinois American Water Ranks #1, J.D.

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/05/drinking-water-news-roundup-first-nation-settlement-wisconsin-towns-chicago-water/

The report on Ontario’s natural resources the government didn’t want you to read

On: May 5, 2022

In: Agriculture, Climate change, Forests and Plants, government, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, natural resources, News, Ontario, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Resource, Science, Technology, Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

The report on Ontario’s natural resources the government didn’t want you to read

By Emma McIntosh, The Narwhal

This story first ran on The Narwhal, a non-profit news organization that publishes in-depth stories about Canada’s natural world.

From warming water to shifting growing seasons, Ontario is already seeing the effects of climate change. But for the most part, Doug Ford and his government say, the province’s natural resources are doing just fine.

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/05/report-ontario-natural-resources/

The Narwhal

Storms strain Ohio’s electric grid, and climate change could make it worse

On: May 4, 2022

In: Climate change, Collaboration, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Ohio, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, storms, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Storms strain Ohio’s electric grid, and climate change could make it worse

By Kathiann M. Kowalski, Energy News Network

This story was first published on the Energy News Network and was republished here with permission.

Major weather events accounted for more than a third of the time Ohio customers of regulated electric utilities went without power last year, according to an Energy News Network review of data filed with state regulators.

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/05/storms-ohio-electric-grid-climate-change/

Energy News Network

Commentary: Climate change is buggin’ me. And you

On: May 4, 2022

In: Climate, Climate change, Commentary, Echo

Michigan’s Lower Peninsula has seen a dramatic increase in ticks in the past 10-15 years due to climate change. Blacklegged ticks, also called deer ticks, can spread Lyme disease to people.

The post Commentary: Climate change is buggin’ me. And you first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2022/05/04/commentary-climate-change-is-buggin-me-and-you/

16 states that want to electrify USPS fleet file lawsuits

On: May 3, 2022

In: Advocacy, AP, Climate change, Energy, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, gas, Illinois, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, lawsuit, Michigan, New York, News, Pennsylvania, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, The States

16 states that want to electrify USPS fleet file lawsuits

By David Sharp, Associated Press

California and 15 states that want the U.S. Postal Service to electrify its mail delivery vehicles are suing to halt purchases of thousands of gas-powered trucks as the agency modernizes its delivery fleet.

Three separate lawsuits, filed Thursday by the states and environmental groups in New York and California, ask judges to order a more thorough environmental review before the Postal Service moves forward with the next-generation delivery vehicle program.

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/05/ap-states-electrify-usps-lawsuits/

Commentary: Fighting climate change requires individual action and systemic change

On: May 3, 2022

In: Climate, Climate change, Commentary

Fighting climate change can often feel like an overwhelming endeavor. Success must be reached using a combination of tactics in a sustained and relentless manner, according to experts.

The post Commentary: Fighting climate change requires individual action and systemic change first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2022/05/03/commentary-fighting-climate-change-requires-individual-action-and-systemic-change/

Commentary: Climate change threatens downhill runs and uphill chats

On: May 2, 2022

In: Climate, Climate change, Commentary

Skiing is a sport enjoyed by millions of people each year. Climate change threatens the sport and the potential for friendships made along the way.

The post Commentary: Climate change threatens downhill runs and uphill chats first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2022/05/02/commentary-climate-change-threatens-downhill-runs-and-uphill-chats/

Commentary: Climate change threatens downhill runs and uphill chats

On: May 2, 2022

In: Climate, Climate change, Commentary

Skiing is a sport enjoyed by millions of people each year. Climate change threatens the sport and the potential for friendships made along the way.

The post Commentary: Climate change threatens downhill runs and uphill chats first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2022/05/02/commentary-climate-change-threatens-downhill-runs-and-uphill-chats/

Coal interests sue to block Pennsylvania’s carbon policy

On: April 28, 2022

In: AP, carbon, carbon dioxide, Climate change, gas, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, News, Pennsylvania, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, The States

Coal interests sue to block Pennsylvania’s carbon policy

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Coal-related interests sued on April 28 to block the centerpiece of Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to fight climate change, a carbon-pricing policy that will impose a cost for emitting planet-warming carbon dioxide from fossil fuel-fired power plants.

The lawsuit filed in Commonwealth Court by owners of coal-fired power plants, owners of coal mines and labor unions that mine coal and maintain the power plants say the regulation written by Wolf’s administration is “patently unlawful.”

The regulation took effect Saturday after a long regulatory vetting process and fights with a hostile Legislature controlled by Republicans who are historically protective of Pennsylvania’s coal and natural gas industries.

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/04/coal-interests-carbon-policy/

Mapping the Great Lakes: Where to find your sugar maples

On: April 28, 2022

In: Alex Hill, Climate change, Feature Homepage, Forests and Plants, great lakes map, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, mapping, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Mapping the Great Lakes: Where to find your sugar maples

The Great Lakes region may be best known for its freshwater resources, but another resource it has in abundance is its maple syrup. Canada is the world’s leading producer of maple syrup, generating 75% of the global supply. Within Canada, the province of Quebec is the top producer (96.4%) of maple syrup products followed by Ontario.

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/04/mapping-the-great-lakes-sugar-maples/

Alex Hill

Canada lynx protections deal sealed by US, environmentalists

On: April 27, 2022

In: AP, canada, Climate change, Fish, Birds and Animals, habitat, Habitat Restoration, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Science, Technology, Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Wildlife

Canada lynx protections deal sealed by US, environmentalists

By Matthew Brown, Associated Press

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials have agreed to craft a new habitat plan for the snow-loving Canada lynx that could include more land in Colorado and other western states where the rare animals would be protected, according to a legal agreement made public Tuesday.

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/04/ap-canada-lynx-protections-deal/

Commentary: Blueberries, climate and loss of community

On: April 27, 2022

In: Agriculture, Climate, Climate change, Commentary, Echo, Michigan

In the last few decades, fluctuating temperatures in the late winter or early spring have harmed blueberry production across the state. More of that kind of trouble – and more often – may be in store for the state’s fruit-growers.

The post Commentary: Blueberries, climate and loss of community first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2022/04/27/commentary-blueberries-climate-and-loss-of-community/

Big greenhouse gas state taking biggest climate step yet

On: April 26, 2022

In: Advocacy, AP, Climate change, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, greenhouse gas, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, News, Pennsylvania, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, The States

Big greenhouse gas state taking biggest climate step yet

By Marc Levy, Associated Press

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — More than two years after he started work on it, Gov. Tom Wolf is set to enact the centerpiece of his plan to fight climate change, making Pennsylvania the first major fossil fuel state to adopt a carbon pricing policy — but it might be a short-lived victory.

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/04/ap-greenhouse-gas-state-climate-step/

EXPLAINER: Can climate change be solved by pricing carbon?

On: April 26, 2022

In: AP, carbon, Climate change, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, gas, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, New York, News, Pennsylvania, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Science, Technology, Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

EXPLAINER: Can climate change be solved by pricing carbon?

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — As climate change bakes the planet, dozens of nations and many local governments are putting a price tag on greenhouse gas emissions that are increasing flooding, droughts and other costly catastrophes.

Pennsylvania on Saturday becomes the first major fossil fuel-producing state in the U.S.

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/04/climate-change-pricing-carbon/

Commentary: Suburban ponds threaten dog walkers and water quality

On: April 26, 2022

In: Climate change, Commentary, Echo, Recreation

Suburban ponds are experiencing ecosystem changes due to fertilizers, lawn treatments, and human waste and population. Climate change could also play a role.

The post Commentary: Suburban ponds threaten dog walkers and water quality first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2022/04/26/commentary-suburban-ponds-threaten-dog-walkers-and-water-quality/

Cleaner Earth: Healing ozone hole, less smog, more eagles

On: April 25, 2022

In: Advocacy, AP, Climate change, Earth Day, Energy, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Homepage, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research

Cleaner Earth: Healing ozone hole, less smog, more eagles

By Seth Borenstein, AP Science Writer

With climate change, plastic pollution and a potential sixth mass extinction, humanity has made some incredible messes in the world.

But when people, political factions and nations have pulled together, they have also cleaned up some of those human-caused environmental problems, including healing the ozone hole, clearing perpetually smoggy air and saving many species from the brink of extinction.

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/04/ap-healing-ozone-hole-smog-eagles/

Gov. Whitmer wants federal aid to keep nuclear plant open

On: April 22, 2022

In: AP, Budget, Climate change, Energy, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Michigan, Michigan, News, nuclear, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, whitmer

Gov. Whitmer wants federal aid to keep nuclear plant open

By Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press

Michigan’s Democratic governor wants a nuclear power plant on Lake Michigan to stay open and she’s asking the federal government to pay for it.

But the owner of the Palisades Power Plant says it’s too late — the plant will be shut down in May as scheduled.

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/04/ap-whitmer-federal-aid-nuclear-plant/

Energy News Roundup: Ontario looks to phase out natural gas, wild rice could stop Line 3, Energy Department invests in cybersecurity

On: April 22, 2022

In: Climate change, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Feature Homepage, Illinois, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Michigan, Minnesota, Natasha Blakely, News, Ohio, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Ontario looks to phase out natural gas, wild rice could stop Line 3, Energy Department invests in cybersecurity

Keep up with energy-related developments in the Great Lakes area with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.

Click on the headline to read the full story:

Illinois:

Illinois EPA grants permit to Pond Creek Mine to dump polluted water into Big Muddy – The Southern Illinoisan

On April 15, 2022, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA, IEPA, or Agency) approved a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit for Williamson Energy, LLC Pond Creek Mine No.

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/04/energy-news-roundup-ontario-natural-gas-energy-department-cybersecurity/

In: AP, Climate change, Energy, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, hydropower, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Michigan, Michigan, News, renewable energy, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Energy shift creates opening for ‘world’s largest batteries’

On: April 21, 2022

Energy shift creates opening for ‘world’s largest batteries’

By John Flesher, Associated Press

LUDINGTON, Mich. (AP) — Sprawled like a gigantic swimming pool atop a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan is an asphalt-and-clay pond holding enough water to produce electricity for 1.6 million households.

It’s part of the Ludington Pumped Storage Plant, which uses simple technology: Water is piped from a lower reservoir — the lake, in this case — to an upper one, then released downhill through supersized turbines.

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/04/ap-worlds-largest-batteries/

The Great Lakes sugaring season is changing

On: April 21, 2022

In: Capri Cafaro, Climate change, Feature Homepage, Food, Forests and Plants, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Ohio, Protect, Research, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, trees, Wisconsin

The Great Lakes sugaring season is changing

An area like the Great Lakes that has rain and higher temperatures in the summer, followed by a cold, snowy winter, is best suited for maple production.

But the Great Lakes maple season is evolving as climate change increasingly impacts maple syrup production with shorter harvest seasons, less sugar production and unreliable sap flow.

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/04/great-lakes-sugaring-season/

Capri S. Cafaro

Governor appeals court order blocking carbon emissions plan

On: April 14, 2022

In: AP, Climate change, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, government, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, News, Pennsylvania, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, The States

Governor appeals court order blocking carbon emissions plan

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration has asked the state’s highest court to let the centerpiece of his plan to fight climate change take effect and make Pennsylvania the first major fossil fuel state to adopt a carbon pricing policy.

The filing late Thursday in the state Supreme Court appealed a two-day old decision by the lower Commonwealth Court which, in a one-line unsigned order, barred the official publication of the Democratic governor’s regulation “pending further order.”

The regulation had been scheduled to be published on Saturday, making it official.

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/04/ap-governor-appeals-court-order-carbon-emissions/

Global warming may impact Great Lakes beaches

On: April 13, 2022

In: Beaches, Climate change, Feature Homepage, great lakes echo, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Research, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Wisconsin

Global warming may impact Great Lakes beaches

This article was republished here with permission from Great Lakes Echo.

By Yue Jiang, Great Lakes Echo

Global warming will produce more frequent high rainfall events in the Upper Great Lakes, according to a University of Guelph expert.

Rather than average water levels falling as previously assumed, it’s possible that the average will increase because of more precipitation, which will constrict the beach area, said emeritus professor Robin Davidson-Arnott of the Department of Geography, Environment & Geomatics.

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/04/global-warming-impact-great-lakes-beaches/

Pennsylvania court blocks governor’s carbon emissions plan

On: April 7, 2022

In: AP, Climate change, government, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, News, Pennsylvania, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, The States

Pennsylvania court blocks governor’s carbon emissions plan

By Marc Levy and Michael Rubinkam, Associated Press

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania court on April 5 blocked the centerpiece of Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to fight climate change, the latest challenge to the Democrat’s effort to make Pennsylvania the first major fossil fuel state to adopt a carbon pricing policy.

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/04/pennsylvania-court-blocks-governors-carbon-emissions-plan/

Global warming may impact Great Lakes beaches

On: April 7, 2022

In: Beaches, Climate change, Great Lakes, Nearshore

Global warming will produce more frequent high rainfall events in the Upper Great Lakes, which could impact sandy beaches used for recreation.

The post Global warming may impact Great Lakes beaches first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2022/04/07/global-warming-may-impact-great-lakes-beaches/

Easier Ride for Fossils, But $9.1B in Climate Funding as Ottawa Releases 2030 Plan

On: April 6, 2022

In: Budget, canada, Climate change, climate policy, Collaboration, Feature Homepage, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, infrastructure, Latest News, News, Ontario, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Quebec, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Easier Ride for Fossils, But $9.1B in Climate Funding as Ottawa Releases 2030 Plan

By Mitchell Beer, The Energy Mix

This story originally appeared in The Energy Mix and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story.

The fossil and transportation sectors get a relatively free ride and electricity producers do the most to decarbonize in the much-anticipated 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan released March 29 by Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault.

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/04/climate-funding-ottawa-2030-plan/

The Energy Mix

US taps $420M to boost water supplies hit by climate change

On: April 5, 2022

In: AP, Budget, Climate change, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, infrastructure, Minnesota, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, water, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

US taps $420M to boost water supplies hit by climate change

By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal officials slated millions of dollars for rural water projects in several states, with the Biden administration looking to shore up infrastructure needs made more urgent by long-term drought conditions that have been exacerbated by climate change.

The U.S.

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/04/ap-420m-water-supplies-climate-change/

Meet the person making Great Lakes ice popular on TikTok

On: April 1, 2022

In: Climate change, Education, Feature Homepage, Great Lakes, History and Culture, ice, Interview, lake erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Natasha Blakely, News, science, Science, Technology, Research, Wisconsin

Meet the person making Great Lakes ice popular on TikTok

Geo Rutherford is an artist and an educator based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. But what a lot of people might recognize her from the most is the social media application TikTok, where Rutherford runs an account making pretty popular videos all about the Great Lakes.

Though originally from Colorado, Rutherford went to school at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and stuck around in Milwaukee after graduation.

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/04/great-lakes-ice-popular-tiktok/

Meet the person making Great Lakes ice popular on TikTok

On: April 1, 2022

In: Climate change, Education, Feature Homepage, Great Lakes, History and Culture, ice, lake erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Natasha Blakely, News, science, Science, Technology, Research, Wisconsin

Though originally from Colorado, Rutherford went to school at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and stuck around in Milwaukee after graduation.

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/04/great-lakes-ice-popular-tiktok/

Energy News Roundup: Weatherization money going to states for low-income homes, misinformation derails energy projects

On: April 1, 2022

In: Climate change, Energy, energy news, Energy News Roundup, energy roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Homepage, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, Natasha Blakely, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania

Energy News Roundup: Weatherization money going to states for low-income homes, misinformation derails energy projects

Keep up with energy-related developments in the Great Lakes area with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.

Click on the headline to read the full story:

Illinois:

Illinois AG files suit against Marathon over crude oil spill in Cahokia Creek – KSDK

The lawsuit filed against Marathon Pipe Line in Madison County Court alleges multiple violations of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act.

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/04/weatherization-money-low-income-homes-misinformation-energy-projects/

In: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Partnership, Climate change, flooding, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Research, Data and Technology, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Report: Climate change threatens these 29 Michigan chemical sites

On: March 31, 2022

Report: Climate change threatens these 29 Michigan chemical sites

By Kelly House, Bridge Michigan

The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; and Michigan Radio, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/03/climate-change-threatens-michigan-chemical-sites/

Bridge Michigan

Chicago educator empowers students to make climate connections in their own communities

On: March 25, 2022

In: Chicago, Climate change, Collaboration, Education, Environmental Justice, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Homepage, History and Culture, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Municipalities, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Recreation and Tourism, science, Science, Technology, Research

Chicago educator empowers students to make climate connections in their own communities

By Audrey Henderson, Energy News Network

This story was first published on the Energy News Network and was republished here with permission.

For many city kids, flowers have cut stems and vegetables are packed in styrofoam and plastic on shelves in the grocery store.

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/03/chicago-educator-empowers-students-climate-connections-communities/

Energy News Network

Black Neighborhoods Will Bear Future Flood Burden

On: March 24, 2022

In: Advocacy, Climate change, Collaboration, environmental equity, Equity and Environmental Justice, flooding, History and Culture, infrastructure, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Black Neighborhoods Will Bear Future Flood Burden

By Kimberly M. S. Cartier, Eos

This story originally appeared in Eos and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story.

Residents of New Orleans are no strangers to floods and the losses that follow.

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/03/black-neighborhoods-future-flood-burden/

Eos

Sustainable farming practice mitigates climate change impacts

On: March 17, 2022

In: Agriculture, Climate, Climate change

A practice called regenerative farming could be the next step for sustainable farming in Pennsylvania. It reduces carbon, a greenhouse gas driving global warming, and improves water quality.

The post Sustainable farming practice mitigates climate change impacts first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2022/03/17/sustainable-farming-practice-mitigates-climate-change-impacts/

Scientists take rare look under Great Lakes’ frozen surfaces

On: March 10, 2022

In: Algae Blooms, AP, Climate change, Feature Homepage, ice cover, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, invasive species, Lake Huron, Michigan, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, winter

Scientists take rare look under Great Lakes’ frozen surfaces

By Mike Householder and John Flesher, Associated Press

STANDISH, Mich. (AP) — Bridget Wheelock knelt onto the frozen surface of Lake Huron’s Saginaw Bay, reached a gloved hand into the frigid water below and pulled out a large chunk of ice.

“There’s a little bit of prism effect.

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/03/ap-scientists-rare-great-lakes-frozen-surfaces/

Lake heatwaves driven by human-caused climate change

On: March 3, 2022

In: Algae Blooms, Brian Owens, Climate change, Feature Homepage, Fish, Birds and Animals, Global Warming, lake erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, lakes, Latest News, News, Protect, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research

Lake heatwaves driven by human-caused climate change

Just like the atmosphere and the ocean, lakes can be subject to extreme spikes in temperature, and new research shows that the vast majority of these heatwaves over the past 25 years are the result of human-caused climate change.

Iestyn Woolway – a climate scientist at Bangor University in Wales – and his colleagues analysed satellite data of surface temperatures in lakes around the world, including the Great Lakes, to identify when and where heatwaves occurred since the satellites came online in 1995.

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/03/lake-heatwaves-human-climate-change/

Brian Owens

What Michigan can do as global report details ‘closing window’ on climate

On: March 1, 2022

In: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Partnership, Climate change, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Homepage, flooding, infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

What Michigan can do as global report details ‘closing window’ on climate

By Kelly House, Bridge Michigan

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/03/michigan-global-report-climate/

Bridge Michigan

Breaking up: Ice loss is changing one Anishinaabe fisherman’s relationship with Lake Superior

On: February 22, 2022

In: Climate change, Collaboration, Commercial Fishing, Fish, Birds and Animals, ice fishing, indigenous communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, invasive species, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Science, Technology, Research, Tribal Governments and First Nations

Breaking up: Ice loss is changing one Anishinaabe fisherman’s relationship with Lake Superior

By Jolene Banning, The Narwhal

This story first ran on The Narwhal, a non-profit news organization that publishes in-depth stories about Canada’s natural world.

Sometime in the early 1990s, the ice was so unusually thick and smooth on Gitchigumi that Anishinaabe fisherman Phillip Solomon drove his car, a 1984 Monte Carlo, across the lake from Fort William First Nation to Pie Island with a friend.

In: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Partnership, Climate change, enbridge, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, line 5, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/02/ice-loss-anishinaabe-fishermen-lake-superior/

The Narwhal

Line 5’s impact on climate change being reviewed as part of tunnel decision

On: February 18, 2022

Line 5’s impact on climate change being reviewed as part of tunnel decision

By Lester Graham, Michigan Radio

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/02/line-5-impact-climate-change-reviewed/

Michigan Radio

Cold Cover: Great Lakes ice forms after initial low percentage

On: February 15, 2022

In: Climate change, Feature Homepage, ice, ice cover, Latest News, Natasha Blakely, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Research, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Cold Cover: Great Lakes ice forms after initial low percentage

A recent burst of cold weather has boosted Great Lakes ice coverage from initial projections that were well below historical average back to the typical range.

But the current levels still expose a long-term trend of overall declining coverage, scientists say.

“In terms of Great Lakes ice cover, we do see decline and reduced ice cover in recent decades,” Ayumi Fujisaki-Manome, assistant research scientist with the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research, said in an interview with Great Lakes Now.

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/02/great-lakes-ice-forms/

Hydroponic greenhouses continue to offer solution to urban food deserts

On: February 10, 2022

In: Chicago, Climate change, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Homepage, Illinois, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Science, Technology, Research, sustainability

Hydroponic greenhouses continue to offer solution to urban food deserts

Urban areas around the Midwest struggle with food deserts and dense populations, a problem exacerbated by climate change impacts and the conversion of farmlands to residential developments. However, a potential solution can be found in hydroponics facilities being established in cities around the Great Lakes region like Detroit, Cleveland, Toronto and Chicago.