Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Partnership Archives | Great Lakes Now

See a bear den? The Michigan DNR wants to know about it

Michigan Radio — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 20:46:15 +0000

By Lester Graham, Michigan Radio

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.

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Michigan regulators approve key permit for Enbridge Line 5 tunnel

Bridge Michigan — Sat, 02 Dec 2023 18:11:24 +0000

By Kelly House, Bridge Michigan

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Concerns about Michigan steelhead populations prompt new catch limits

Bridge Michigan — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 19:10:11 +0000

By Kelly House, Bridge Michigan

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Building a Smart Lake Erie Watershed

Michigan Radio — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 19:21:13 +0000

By Lester Graham, Michigan Radio

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No convictions for Flint: Attorney general ends water crisis prosecutions

Bridge Michigan — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 15:30:40 +0000

By Kelly House, Bridge Michigan

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Michigan steps up dam removal in race against climate change

Bridge Michigan — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 20:00:02 +0000

By Kelly House, Bridge Michigan

This story is part of a Great Lakes News Collaborative series investigating the region’s water pollution challenges. Called Refresh, the series explores the Clean Water Act’s shortcomings in the Great Lakes, and how the region can more completely address water pollution in the next 50 years.

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The spawn from lake sturgeon in Michigan to be introduced to Cuyahoga River

Michigan Radio — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 15:46:28 +0000

By Lester Graham, Michigan Radio

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Michigan water rights advocate questions effectiveness of proposed affordability legislation

Gary Wilson — Sun, 15 Oct 2023 20:21:09 +0000

Details matter for water rights advocate Monica Lewis-Patrick when it comes to terminology in Michigan’s long-awaited drinking water legislation. Critical issues have to be addressed in a manner that improves people’s lives.

The recently introduced legislation is designed to remedy the need for water shutoffs in limited cases, It’s also meant to address the cost of water for residents across the state who don’t have the means to pay seemingly ever increasing water bills.

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Wetland banks save cities, townships, and counties money for building roads

Michigan Radio — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 16:10:06 +0000

By Lester Graham, Michigan Radio

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US EPA okays Ohio plan to reduce toxic cyanobacterial blooms; Environmentalists say it won’t work

Michigan Radio — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 15:30:09 +0000

By Lester Graham, Michigan Radio

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