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Climate ChangeCollaborationDuluthIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectThe StatesMinnesota cities hope climate emergency resolutions add urgency to responses
-More than a dozen local governments in the state either have or are expected to pass climate emergency resolutions this month as part of an initiative by the Minnesota Cities Climate Caucus.
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Drinking WaterFeature HomepageGary WilsonLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesWater WithdrawalsQuestion of Diversion: Great Lakes governors group silent on future water threats
-Drought in the west, changing political dynamics could provide long-term challenges for the Great Lakes.
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BuffaloCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipChicagoCollaborationCOVID-19DetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitFeature HomepageFeature-ChicagoIllinoisInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNew YorkNewsOntarioPennsylvaniaPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeQuebecThe ProvincesThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinWater Access: As moratoria on shutoffs end, old problems return to the forefront
-As moratoria expire across the Great Lakes region, advocates say ongoing affordability and debt relief are key.
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APFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsIndigenous CommunitiesMichiganMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreational Hunting and FishingThe StatesWisconsinChippewa tribes blast wolf hunt, say it was about killing
-State-licensed hunters killed 216 wolves in four days, nearly double their quota of 119 animals. The DNR estimated about 1,000 wolves roamed Wisconsin before the hunt.
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Enbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNatasha BlakelyNewsOntarioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsCanada Speaks: In Enbridge Line 5 debate, Canadian representatives point to the impact on their economy
-A panel of Canadian representatives spoke to a Michigan Senate committee on Tuesday against the shutdown of the Line 5 pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesIndigenous CommunitiesLake HuronLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreational Hunting and FishingThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsTreaty Rights Acknowledged For First Time in Oil Pipeline’s Controversial History
-Michigan’s Indigenous communities hold long-standing legal rights to protect lands and waters.
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APEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFreightersIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsThe StatesMichigan governor seeks shutdown of Great Lakes oil pipeline
-Whitmer’s office notified Enbridge that it was revoking an easement granted in 1953 to extend a section of the pipeline through the Straits of Mackinac.
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CollaborationLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsGreen group endorsements fail to push non-incumbents into Congress in the Great Lakes
-Only a minority of Great Lakes region congressional candidates endorsed by national environmental advocacy groups were victorious on Election Day.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsAs policing and pandemic dominate election, climate pushed to back burner
-Minnesota candidates haven’t pressed climate or clean energy despite rising temperatures and voter interest.
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CollaborationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismThe StatesMichigan proposal’s reliance on fossil fuel money splits environmentalists
-Voters will decide next month whether to shift oil and gas royalty spending from land acquisition to park development.
