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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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Whitmer proposes $300M in water funding for communities
-Michigan Gov. Whitmer proposed $300 million to help local utilities address elevated lead levels, plan for pipe replacement and connect users of contaminated wells to municipal supplies.
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BudgetChicagoDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFeature LeadFeature-ChicagoGary WilsonIllinoisInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeQ&A: New EPA Great Lakes administrator talks Benton Harbor, infrastructure, AOC cleanup
-Sites like the Detroit River will benefit from the billion-dollar windfall, says new Region 5 administrator Debra Shore. Shore also defends Michigan’s actions in Benton Harbor.
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BudgetChicagoDrinking WaterFeature HomepageFeature-ChicagoGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisIndianaIndigenous CommunitiesInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganMinnesotaNewsNews Roundup Drinking WaterOhioOntarioTorontoWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinDrinking Water News Roundup: US Steel spill, lead pipes, First Nations boil water advisories, Ohio wetlands
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Whitmer signs bills to complete budget, hails bipartisanship
-Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday signed off on $55 billion in spending to complete the state budget.
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BudgetDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
Community Assistance: Report finds disparities in drinking water fund distribution
-Drinking water systems in small and more diverse communities nationwide are less likely to receive state funding through the EPA’s Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, according to a recent report.
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BudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCOVID-19Latest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismMichigan parks are popular, but underfunded. They want some COVID money.
-Michigan’s state and local parks have long struggled to find funds to keep up with basic maintenance, a reality that has left grass unmowed, pavement cracked and equipment badly outdated.
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BudgetClimate ChangeFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationIllinoisIndianaLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioPennsylvaniaWisconsinBridge Over Warming Water: Grants fund fish habitat conservation projects around the Great Lakes
-Rivers, streams and lakes are warming, casting a dark shadow on the future of coldwater fish in the Great Lakes region. To save them, state and federal agencies around the Great Lakes are investing millions in these fish.
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BudgetClimate ChangeEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeQuebecTorontoU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsAdaptation vs. Mitigation: Canada’s national climate change adaptation strategy needs balance
-Canada’s national approach to climate change was updated in mid-August with a focus on Indigenous reconciliation, nature-based solutions like natural infrastructure, and the post-COVID creation of green jobs.
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Coastal Concerns: Communities lack skilled staff and funding to tackle erosion and flooding
-Almost 300 coastal community leaders across the five Great Lakes and various connecting channels responded to the survey, with 95% of them highly or moderately concerned about erosion and flooding.
