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Federal aid to rescue Michigan cherry farmers after devastating crop loss

On: October 17, 2024

In: Agriculture, Climate change, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Science, Technology, Research

Federal aid to rescue Michigan cherry farmers after devastating crop loss

By Nina Misuraca Ignaczak, Planet Detroit

This article was republished with permission from Planet Detroit. Sign up for Planet Detroit’s weekly newsletter here.

Federal aid is coming to Michigan’s sweet cherry farmers, who lost much of their crops this year due to erratic weather patterns and subsequent pest infestations.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Original Article

Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/10/federal-aid-to-rescue-michigan-cherry-farmers-after-devastating-crop-loss/

Planet Detroit

Energy News Roundup: Retirement is in sight for another huge coal plant

On: October 17, 2024

In: Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Feature Homepage, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News

Energy News Roundup: Retirement is in sight for another huge coal plant

Retirement is in sight for one of the country’s largest coal plants. Ohio’s James M. Gavin plant, the third most gargantuan in the Midwest and sixth nationwide, will likely be closed or converted to run on gas by 2031, Inside Climate News reported. The two coal plants in the region with more generating capacity — the Gibson plant in Indiana and the Monroe plant in Michigan — are set to retire in 2038 and 2032, respectively, after electric utility Duke Energy proposed a couple of weeks ago to delay the Gibson plant’s closure or conversion by three years from its previous target of 2035.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Original Article

Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/10/energy-news-roundup-retirement-is-in-sight-for-another-huge-coal-plant/

Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now

Two high school students want to keep trash out of the Great Lakes. They think rivers are the key

On: October 16, 2024

In: Feature Homepage, lake erie, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Toronto, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Two high school students want to keep trash out of the Great Lakes. They think rivers are the key

By Fatima Syed, The Narwhal

The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public and The Narwhal 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.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Original Article

Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/10/two-high-school-students-want-to-keep-trash-out-of-the-great-lakes-they-think-rivers-are-the-key/

The Narwhal

How northern Michiganders can help people affected by hurricanes

On: October 16, 2024

In: Feature Homepage, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

How northern Michiganders can help people affected by hurricanes

By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio

This coverage is made possible through a partnership with IPR and Grist, a nonprofit independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future.

Hurricane Milton made landfall last week in Florida, even as communities across the southeast are still reeling from Hurricane Helene.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Original Article

Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/10/how-northern-michiganders-can-help-people-affected-by-hurricanes/

Interlochen Public Radio

The lonely Lake Superior caribou and a lesson in limits

On: October 15, 2024

In: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Partnership, Collaboration, Feature Homepage, Fish, Birds and Animals, History and Culture, indigenous communities, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

The lonely Lake Superior caribou and a lesson in limits

By Emma McIntosh, The Narwhal

Emma and photographer Christopher Katsarov Luna spent four days in northwestern Ontario, reporting from the shore of Lake Superior.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Original Article

Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/10/the-lonely-lake-superior-caribou-and-a-lesson-in-limits/

Mila Murray

Environmental groups and industry at odds over plan to conserve old-growth forests

On: October 14, 2024

In: Forests and Plants, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Science, Technology, Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Wisconsin

Environmental groups and industry at odds over plan to conserve old-growth forests

By Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio

This article was republished here with permission from Wisconsin Public Radio.

Some Wisconsin groups are urging the Biden administration to do more to protect mature and old-growth forests under its proposal to conserve those trees as logging interests are pushing back against changes.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Original Article

Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/10/environmental-groups-and-industry-at-odds-over-plan-to-conserve-old-growth-forests/

Wisconsin Public Radio

What a Trump vs. Harris presidency might mean for the Great Lakes

On: October 14, 2024

In: Authors, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Feature Homepage, Gary Wilson, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio

What a Trump vs. Harris presidency might mean for the Great Lakes

The 2024 presidential election campaign is in the homestretch and results in the Great Lakes states of Michigan and Wisconsin could determine the winner. Vice-President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump covet the electors in both states and polling indicates they could go either way.

Great Lakes Now selected three key topics — Great Lakes restoration, Line 5 and groundwater — and asked veteran policy experts Rob Sisson and Lana Pollack for their views on how a Harris or Trump presidency may deal with them.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Original Article

Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/10/what-a-trump-vs-harris-presidency-might-mean-for-the-great-lakes/

Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now

This Historic Ship Runs on Coal. Can It Find a New Way Forward?

On: October 11, 2024

In: Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News

This Historic Ship Runs on Coal. Can It Find a New Way Forward?

By Phil McKenna, Inside Climate News

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here.

LUDINGTON, Mich.— Boarding the S.S.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/10/lake-michigan-coal-ferry-transition-to-clean-energy/

Inside Climate News

Points North: A New Hope for Anishinaabemowin

On: October 11, 2024

In: Feature Homepage, History and Culture, indigenous communities, Latest News, News

Points North: A New Hope for Anishinaabemowin

By Daniel Wanschura

Points North is a biweekly podcast about the land, water and inhabitants of the Great Lakes.

This episode was shared here with permission from Interlochen Public Radio.

Theresa Eischen would visit her grandparents every summer.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Original Article

Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/10/points-north-a-new-hope-for-anishinaabemowin/

Interlochen Public Radio

PFAS Roundup: Over $3M awarded to MSU scientists to address PFAS in agriculture, Wisconsin tackles PFAS during hunting season

On: October 10, 2024

In: Latest News, News

PFAS Roundup: Over $3M awarded to MSU scientists to address PFAS in agriculture, Wisconsin tackles PFAS during hunting season

Two Michigan State University (MSU) scientists were recently awarded grants to address per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) in agriculture. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded Hui Li $1.6 million, and the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) awarded Cherly Murphy $1.75 million to measure livestock bioaccumulation and plant uptake of PFAS.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Original Article

Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/10/pfas-roundup-over-3m-awarded-to-msu-scientists-to-address-pfas-in-agriculture-wisconsin-tackles-pfas-during-hunting-season/

Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now

Wisconsin towns are trying to limit CAFO growth. Big Dairy is fighting back.

On: October 10, 2024

In: Latest News, News, Wisconsin

Wisconsin towns are trying to limit CAFO growth. Big Dairy is fighting back.

By John McCracken, Investigate Midwest

Investigate Midwest is an independent, nonprofit newsroom. Our mission is to serve the public interest by exposing dangerous and costly practices of influential agricultural corporations and institutions through in-depth and data-driven investigative journalism. Visit us online at www.investigatemidwest.org.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Original Article

Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/10/wisconsin-towns-are-trying-to-limit-cafo-growth-big-dairy-is-fighting-back/

Investigate Midwest

Swing state voters along the Great Lakes love cleaner water and beaches − and candidates from both parties have long fished for support there

On: October 9, 2024

In: Feature Homepage, Latest News, News

Swing state voters along the Great Lakes love cleaner water and beaches − and candidates from both parties have long fished for support there

By Mike Shriberg, University of Michigan

is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.

If history holds true to form, I expect the presidential campaigns of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris to begin touting their support for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative as Election Day approaches.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Original Article

Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/10/swing-state-voters-along-the-great-lakes-love-cleaner-water-and-beaches-%E2%88%92-and-candidates-from-both-parties-have-long-fished-for-support-there/

The Conversation

Ohio Department of Agriculture is working to stop the spread of the spotted lanternfly

On: October 9, 2024

In: Feature Homepage, invasive species, Latest News, News, Ohio, Science, Technology, Research

Ohio Department of Agriculture is working to stop the spread of the spotted lanternfly

A dozen Ohio counties are currently under a quarantine for transporting plant material as the state works to get a handle on its growing spotted lanternfly problem.

The invasive spotted lanternfly is being spread primarily by hitchhiking. The quarantine aims to stop by putting in place requirements for businesses that ship goods across county lines, Ohio Department of Agriculture Division of Plant Health Chief Dan Kenny said.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Original Article

Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/10/ohio-department-of-agriculture-is-working-to-stop-the-spread-of-the-spotted-lanternfly/

Ideastream Public Media

A decade after Flint, feds require nationwide lead pipe removal

On: October 8, 2024

In: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Partnership, Collaboration, Drinking Water, flint, infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

A decade after Flint, feds require nationwide lead pipe removal

By Kelly House, Bridge Michigan

The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; and The Narwhal 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.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Original Article

Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/10/a-decade-after-flint-feds-require-nationwide-lead-pipe-removal/

Bridge Michigan

Great Lakes Moment: Mink thriving along the Detroit River

On: October 7, 2024

In: Authors, Detroit, detroit river, Feature Detroit, Feature Homepage, Fish, Birds and Animals, John Hartig, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Tourism

Great Lakes Moment: Mink thriving along the Detroit River

Great Lakes Moment is a monthly column written by Great Lakes Now Contributor John Hartig. Publishing the author’s views and assertions does not represent endorsement by Great Lakes Now or Detroit PBS.

From a distance, I caught a glimpse of a relatively small elongated furry animal moving along the shoreline of the Detroit River.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Original Article

Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/10/great-lakes-moment-mink-thriving-along-the-detroit-river/

John Hartig

Midwest States Struggle to Fund Dam Safety Projects, Even as Federal Aid Hits Historic Highs

On: October 4, 2024

In: Budget, Feature Homepage, Illinois, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, infrastructure, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Midwest States Struggle to Fund Dam Safety Projects, Even as Federal Aid Hits Historic Highs

By Kristoffer Tigue, Inside Climate News

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here.

MINNEAPOLIS—A record amount of federal aid will soon flow to states to help fix, replace or demolish their aging dams, many of which are under increasing pressure as climate change fuels more frequent and severe extreme weather events.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Original Article

Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/10/midwest-dam-safety-projects-funding/

Inside Climate News

Energy News Roundup: Kwik Trip goes electric as federal funds flow in

On: October 3, 2024

In: Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Feature Homepage, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News

Energy News Roundup: Kwik Trip goes electric as federal funds flow in

Midwestern convenience store giant Kwik Trip is breaking into the charging business. The chain, known for its gas and grocery offerings, will install electric vehicle chargers at “a strategic number of its stores” through its new Kwik Charge program. The announcement comes a few months after Kwik Trip received about $23 million in federal funds aimed at establishing a statewide EV charging network in Wisconsin.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Original Article

Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/10/energy-news-roundup-kwik-trip-goes-electric-as-federal-funds-flow-in/

Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now

Michigan’s New Rules To Protect Water From Manure Attacked By Lawmakers

On: October 3, 2024

In: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Partnership, Collaboration, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, The States, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Michigan’s New Rules To Protect Water From Manure Attacked By Lawmakers

By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Original Article

Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/10/michigans-new-rules-to-protect-water-from-manure-attacked-by-lawmakers/

Circle of Blue

Joliet, Illinois, Plans to Source Its Future Drinking Water From Lake Michigan. Will Other Cities Follow?

On: October 1, 2024

In: Chicago, Climate change, Drinking Water, Feature Homepage, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Joliet, Illinois, Plans to Source Its Future Drinking Water From Lake Michigan. Will Other Cities Follow?

By Nina Elkadi, Inside Climate News

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here.

The aquifer from which Joliet, Illinois, sources its drinking water is likely going to run too dry to support the city by 2030—a problem more and more communities are facing as the climate changes and groundwater declines.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Original Article

Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/10/joliet-illinois-lake-michigan-drinking-water/

Inside Climate News

Waves of Change: Meet Just Transition Northwest Indiana executive director Ashley Williams

On: September 30, 2024

In: Feature Homepage, Latest News, News, Waves of Change

Waves of Change is an online interview series highlighting the diverse faces and perspectives shaping the environmental justice movement throughout the Great Lakes region.

This month, we spoke with Ashley Williams, executive director of Just Transition Northwest Indiana, or JTNI, a grassroots environmental justice organization representing the northwest region of Indiana — one of the most industrialized zip codes in the country.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Original Article

Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/09/waves-of-change-meet-just-transition-northwest-indiana-executive-director-ashley-williams/

Great Lakes Now

How do fish survive in large urban waterways, like the Chicago River?

On: September 30, 2024

In: Authors, Chicago, Feature Homepage, Feature-Chicago, Fish, Birds and Animals, Illinois, Kathy Johnson, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research

How do fish survive in large urban waterways, like the Chicago River?

How fish adapt to life in large urban rivers, like the Chicago River, is one of the questions Dr. Austin Happel is trying to answer at the Shedd Aquarium.

“Knowing where different fish species are hanging out, we can look around that area and kind of understand what that habitat looks like and what it’s providing for them,” Happel said.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Original Article

Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/09/how-do-fish-survive-in-large-urban-waterways-like-the-chicago-river/

Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now

Chicago’s beach season is over … or is it? Lake Michigan temps are breaking records.

On: September 27, 2024

In: Chicago, Climate change, Feature Homepage, Feature-Chicago, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Science, Technology, Research

Chicago’s beach season is over … or is it? Lake Michigan temps are breaking records.

By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, WBEZ

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WBEZ and Grist, a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. Sign up for WBEZ newsletters to get local news you can trust.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Original Article

Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/09/chicagos-beach-season-is-over-or-is-it-lake-michigan-temps-are-breaking-records/

WBEZ

Nibi Chronicles: The Gift of Manoomin

On: September 27, 2024

In: Authors, Feature Homepage, Food, Forests and Plants, History and Culture, indigenous communities, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology, Research, Staci Lola Drouillard, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

“Nibi Chronicles,” a monthly Great Lakes Now feature, is written by Staci Lola Drouillard. A Grand Portage Ojibwe direct descendant, she lives in Grand Marais on Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior. Her nonfiction books “Walking the Old Road: A People’s History of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais Anishinaabe” and “Seven Aunts” were published 2019 and 2022, and the children’s story “A Family Tree” in 2024.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Original Article

Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/09/nibi-chronicles-the-gift-of-manoomin/

Staci Lola Drouillard

Points North: The Last to Leave

On: September 27, 2024

In: Collaboration, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research

By Daniel Wanschura

Points North is a biweekly podcast about the land, water and inhabitants of the Great Lakes.

This episode was shared here with permission from Interlochen Public Radio.

Kathleen Knight was doing some research in a forest in Ohio.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Original Article

Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/09/points-north-the-last-to-leave/

Interlochen Public Radio

Traverse City lawyer gets national recognition for making economic arguments against coal

On: September 26, 2024

In: Advocacy, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice

Traverse City lawyer gets national recognition for making economic arguments against coal

By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio

This coverage is made possible through a partnership with IPR and Grist, a nonprofit independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future.

Environmental advocates have long focused on how coal harms the climate and environment.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Original Article

Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/09/traverse-city-lawyer-national-recognition-for-making-an-economic-arguments-against-coal/

Interlochen Public Radio

Groundwater: Who’s in charge?

On: September 25, 2024

In: Authors, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Partnership, Collaboration, Drinking Water, Feature Homepage, Gary Wilson, great lakes news collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, News, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

In the early 2000s a movement to address the plight of the heavily polluted and long neglected Great Lakes started to gain traction.

The goal was to bring the gravitas of the federal government to the issue and in 2004 President George W. Bush signed an executive order declaring the lakes a “national treasure.” An interagency task force was established to bring together the disparate efforts of various federal programs who had been working independently on Great Lakes issues.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Original Article

Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/09/groundwater-whos-in-charge/

Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now

Wisconsin officials ask the public to report algal blooms in Lake Superior

On: September 24, 2024

In: Algae Blooms, Feature Homepage, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Wisconsin officials ask the public to report algal blooms in Lake Superior

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

By Anna Barnes, Great Lakes Echo

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is banking on public oversight of the largest Great Lake to help gauge the threat of increasingly common algal blooms.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Original Article

Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/09/wisconsin-officials-ask-the-public-to-report-algal-blooms-in-lake-superior/

Great Lakes Echo

A tiny, endangered fish lies on the path of Highway 413. Canada has a plan, but no new power to protect it

On: September 24, 2024

In: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Partnership, Collaboration, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Science, Technology, Research, The Provinces, Toronto

A tiny, endangered fish lies on the path of Highway 413. Canada has a plan, but no new power to protect it

By Kathryn Peiman, The Narwhal

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Original Article

Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/09/a-tiny-endangered-fish-lies-on-the-path-of-highway-413-canada-has-a-plan-but-no-new-power-to-protect-it/

The Narwhal

Retirements by water and wastewater plant operators are leading to workforce shortages

On: September 23, 2024

In: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Partnership, Collaboration, Drinking Water, Latest News, Michigan, News, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Retirements by water and wastewater plant operators are leading to workforce shortages

By Lester Graham, Michigan Public

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Original Article

Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/09/retirements-by-water-and-wastewater-plant-operators-are-leading-to-workforce-shortages/

Michigan Public

Trying to build a more climate-resilient Chicago, one balloon at a time

On: September 20, 2024

In: Latest News, News

Trying to build a more climate-resilient Chicago, one balloon at a time

By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, WBEZ

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WBEZ and Grist, a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. Sign up for WBEZ newsletters to get local news you can trust.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Original Article

Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/09/trying-to-build-a-more-climate-resilient-chicago-one-balloon-at-a-time/

WBEZ

Chicago reveals climate havens don’t exist — they must be created

On: September 20, 2024

In: Chicago, Climate change, Feature Homepage, Feature-Chicago, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Science, Technology, Research

Chicago reveals climate havens don’t exist — they must be created

Experts now say “climate havens” are not places immune from climate change, but areas where adequate preparation is implemented to account for a drastically different climate than anticipated.

Great Lakes cities, like Chicago, are generally considered to be at a lower risk for extreme climate impacts such as wildfires and tropical storms.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Original Article

Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/09/chicago-reveals-climate-havens-dont-exist-they-must-be-created/

Mia Litzenberg

After 10 million pieces of beach trash, Chicago advocates push for sustainable packaging

On: September 19, 2024

In: Authors, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Partnership, Feature Homepage, Gary Wilson, great lakes news collaborative, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

After 10 million pieces of beach trash, Chicago advocates push for sustainable packaging

Plastic is the dominant source of beach trash in the Great Lakes region.

That’s the finding by the Chicago-based non-profit Alliance for the Great Lakes in a recently released report that analyzed beach litter picked up by its volunteers over the past 20 years.

“Twenty years of data collected by volunteers shows that 86% of the trash was either fully or partially made from plastic,” the Alliance said in a press release.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Original Article

Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/09/after-10-million-pieces-of-beach-trash-chicago-advocates-push-for-sustainable-packaging/

Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now

Energy News Roundup: Michigan, Michigan, Michigan

On: September 19, 2024

In: Energy News Roundup, Feature Homepage, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News

Energy News Roundup: Michigan, Michigan, Michigan

There’s a whole lot of energy stuff happening in Michigan.

The push to restart the Palisades nuclear reactor in the southwestern part of the state is gaining steam. So is the opposition. The plant, which shuttered in 2022 amid competition from cheaper energy sources, is now set to receive more than $2.4 billion in public subsidies.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Original Article

Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/09/energy-news-roundup-michigan-michigan-michigan/

Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now

Who is working to preserve and restore wetlands in Metro Detroit?

On: September 18, 2024

In: Detroit, Feature Detroit, Feature Homepage, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Who is working to preserve and restore wetlands in Metro Detroit?

By Erica Hobbs, Planet Detroit

This article was republished with permission from Planet Detroit. Sign up for Planet Detroit’s weekly newsletter here.

Wetlands don’t often come to mind when thinking about major metropolitan cities like Detroit. Bogs, marshes, vernal pools, and swamps contrast starkly with the city’s skyscrapers, roads, and industrial plants, and up to 90 percent of the area’s wetlands along the Detroit River have been lost since European settlement.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Original Article

Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/09/who-working-to-preserve-and-restore-wetlands-in-metro-detroit/

Planet Detroit

Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear case with broad implications for PFAS cleanup

On: September 17, 2024

In: Advocacy, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Latest News, News, PFAS, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear case with broad implications for PFAS cleanup

By Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio

This article was republished here with permission from Wisconsin Public Radio.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear a case that could have sweeping effects on state environmental regulators’ authority to force businesses to clean up PFAS pollution under the state’s spills law.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Original Article

Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/09/wisconsin-supreme-court-to-hear-case-with-broad-implications-for-pfas-cleanup/

Wisconsin Public Radio

Northeast Ohio composters reduce emissions from food waste, one pile at a time

On: September 17, 2024

In: Agriculture, Cleveland, Feature Homepage, Food, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism

Northeast Ohio composters reduce emissions from food waste, one pile at a time

By Zaria Johnson, Ideastream Public Media

This story was originally published by Ideastream.

In Northeast Ohio, composting is becoming more common due, in part, to local organizations sharing knowledge, resources and the benefits of composting for the planet.

Leftovers often end up in the trash rather than in our stomachs.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Original Article

Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/09/northeast-ohio-composters-reduce-emissions-from-food-waste-one-pile-at-a-time/

Ideastream Public Media

I Speak for the Fish: A Sturgeon goes to Wisconsin and a Michigan muskie visits New York

On: September 16, 2024

In: Fish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, News, Science, Technology, Research

I Speak for the Fish: A Sturgeon goes to Wisconsin and a Michigan muskie visits New York

I Speak for the Fish is a monthly column written by Great Lakes Now Contributor Kathy Johnson, coming out the third Monday of each month. Publishing the author’s views and assertions does not represent endorsement by Great Lakes Now or Detroit Public Television.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Original Article

Great Lakes Now

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/09/i-speak-for-the-fish-a-sturgeon-goes-to-wisconsin-and-a-michigan-muskie-visits-new-york/

Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now

Points North: Labor of Mixed Emotions

On: September 16, 2024

In: Agriculture, Feature Homepage, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News

By Morgan Springer

Points North is a biweekly podcast about the land, water and inhabitants of the Great Lakes.

This episode was shared here with permission from Interlochen Public Radio.

Growing up, Nic Theisen thought farming was a terrible way to make a living.

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Interlochen Public Radio

Major federal funding aims to speed transition to clean energy in the rural Midwest

On: September 12, 2024

In: Feature Homepage, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News

Major federal funding aims to speed transition to clean energy in the rural Midwest

By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, WBEZ

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/09/major-federal-funding-aims-to-speed-transition-to-clean-energy-in-the-rural-midwest/

WBEZ

PFAS Roundup: Four Great Lakes’s states selected to test residents annually for environmental chemical exposure

On: September 12, 2024

In: Authors, Feature Homepage, Latest News, Lisa John Rogers, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

PFAS Roundup: Four Great Lakes’s states selected to test residents annually for environmental chemical exposure

Six states were selected by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), to be awarded $5 million in order to test residents for environmental chemical exposures — like PFAS. Four out of the six states are located along the Great Lakes including Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and New York. These biomonitoring grants start September 2024 and go until 2027.

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Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now

Michigan’s ambitious clean energy laws face a peninsula-sized hurdle

On: September 11, 2024

In: Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Feature Homepage, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News

Michigan’s ambitious clean energy laws face a peninsula-sized hurdle

By Izzy Ross, Grist

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.

This coverage is made possible through a partnership with Grist and Interlochen Public Radio in Northern Michigan.

Last year, Michigan became one of the latest states to adopt a clean energy standard, passing sweeping legislation that calls for utilities there to use 100 percent clean electricity by 2040 and sets targets for renewable energy development, among other requirements.

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/09/michigans-ambitious-clean-energy-laws-face-peninsula-sized-hurdle/

Grist

Palisades nuclear relaunch gets more subsidies in Michigan — and more backlash

On: September 10, 2024

In: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Partnership, Collaboration, Latest News, Michigan, News

Palisades nuclear relaunch gets more subsidies in Michigan — and more backlash

By Kelly House, Bridge Michigan

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/09/palisades-nuclear-relaunch-gets-more-subsidies-in-michigan-more-backlash/

Bridge Michigan

Tribal nations in Michigan get grants totaling more than $38 million to reduce greenhouse emissions

On: September 9, 2024

In: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Partnership, Collaboration, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News

Tribal nations in Michigan get grants totaling more than $38 million to reduce greenhouse emissions

By Lester Graham, Michigan Public

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/09/tribal-nations-in-michigan-get-grants-totaling-more-than-38-million-to-reduce-greenhouse-emissions/

Michigan Public

25 years after a major toxic lead cleanup, westside neighbors still don’t feel safe

On: September 9, 2024

In: Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Homepage, Indiana, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice

25 years after a major toxic lead cleanup, westside neighbors still don’t feel safe

By Enrique Saenz, Mirror Indy

Mirror Indy is a part of Free Press Indiana, a nonprofit news organization dedicated to ensuring all Hoosiers have access to the news and information they need.

The first thing Patti Daviau sees when she opens the front door of her home on South Harris Avenue every morning is a thick bunch of weeds reaching through a 500-foot stretch of chain link fence across the street.

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/09/25-years-after-major-toxic-lead-cleanup-westside-neighbors-still-dont-feel-safe/

Mirror Indy

Farmers turn to ‘predator-proof’ fences to deter wolves in northern Wisconsin

On: September 5, 2024

In: Agriculture, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Science, Technology, Research, Wisconsin

Farmers turn to ‘predator-proof’ fences to deter wolves in northern Wisconsin

By Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio

This article was republished here with permission from Wisconsin Public Radio.

For at least the last decade, Dustin Soyring and his family have struggled with wolves on their farm in the northern Wisconsin town of Maple.

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/09/farmers-turn-to-predator-proof-fences-to-deter-wolves-in-northern-wisconsin/

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Cheryl Porter’s vision for the future of water

On: September 5, 2024

In: great lakes news collaborative, Latest News, News, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Cheryl Porter’s vision for the future of water

Great Lakes Now’s Anna Sysling spoke with Cheryl Porter, Chief Operating Officer of Water and Field Services at the Great Lakes Water Authority and the first African American president of the American Water Works Association (AWWA).

With 28 years of experience in the water sector, Porter shares her inspiring journey from junior chemist in Detroit to leading the AWWA.

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/09/cheryl-porters-vision-for-the-future-of-water/

Great Lakes Now

Michigan advocates hail ‘groundbreaking’ settlement to civil rights complaint over hazardous waste facility

On: September 5, 2024

In: Advocacy, Equity and Environmental Justice, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, The States

Michigan advocates hail ‘groundbreaking’ settlement to civil rights complaint over hazardous waste facility

By Brian Allnutt, Planet Detroit

This article was republished with permission from Planet Detroit. Sign up for Planet Detroit’s weekly newsletter here.

Michigan environmental advocates are hailing a “groundbreaking” settlement to a civil rights complaint filed with state regulators over the expansion of a hazardous waste facility in Detroit.

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/09/michigan-advocates-hail-groundbreaking-settlement-to-civil-rights-complaint-over-hazardous-waste-facility/

Planet Detroit

Foraged Fruit and Nuts: Wild Apples & Abundant Acorns

On: September 4, 2024

In: Feature Homepage, Latest News, News

Foraged Fruit and Nuts: Wild Apples & Abundant Acorns

This story is a part of “A Year in the Wild Kitchen of the Great Lakes,” a series in partnership with expert forager Lisa M. Rose, with the mission of nurturing a deeper connection with the natural world through foraging. To get started with your foraging journey, begin here with our “Framework to Sustainable and Safe Practices.”

Autumn brings with it a bounty of fruits and nuts that often go unnoticed in our modern culinary landscape.

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2024/09/foraged-fruit-and-nuts-wild-apples-abundant-acorns/

Lisa M. Rose