Great Lakes

The West should put its straws away. Great Lakes water is not for sale

A cyclist, right, sits under the shade of a tree as others walk along Lake Michigan on Tuesday, Aug. 27,…

2 months ago

A Patchwork of Differing State Laws to Protect Wetlands

Ray Stewart is ambassador for the Ohio Wetlands Association. He stands on a preserve with two wetland areas. Both of…

1 year ago

Waterkeeper Alliance Responds to EPA’s Latest Plan for Regulating PFAS Discharges

Points to New Great Lakes Study as Reason for More Urgency Waterkeeper Alliance is responding to the U.S. Environmental Protection…

2 years ago

Why our water rates are surging – and why black and poor suburbs pay more

Same Lake, Unequal Rates Lake Michigan water rates have been surging throughout the Chicago region in recent years, squeezing low-income…

5 years ago

Single Systems: Great Lakes cities’ sewer designs mean waste in the waters

The video shot in the summer of 2016 is grisly. In it, Mark Mattson, co-founder of the Lake Ontario Waterkeeper,…

5 years ago