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Author Archives: John Hartig, Great Lakes Now

Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News

Stanton Yards development merges art, nature on Detroit River, envisions ‘thriving new community destination’

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now November 14, 2025December 18, 2025

A waterfront extension of Detroit’s Little Village cultural development is planned as a 13-acre public gathering place.

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Feature Detroit, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Detroit’s waterfront porch reaps substantial benefits

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now August 4, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Detroit River carrion scavenger on the increase

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now July 7, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Latest News, News, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Creating a U.S. Great Lakes Waterfront Trail

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now June 2, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Culture, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Invasive Species, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Michigan, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Government downsizing, defunding and deregulating at what environmental cost?

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now May 5, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Latest News, News, Who We Are and What We Do

Autoworkers’ long history of protecting our environment

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now April 7, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Detroit River, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Detroit River common terns under threat

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now March 3, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Habitat Restoration, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Rouge River oxbow enhances education at The Henry Ford

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now February 3, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Habitat Restoration, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Connecting people to nature through The Great Lakes Way

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now January 6, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Michigan’s Port of Monroe fosters a blue economy that welcomes wildlife

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now December 2, 2024November 8, 2025

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Latest News

  • Line 5 tunnel in Michigan clears major permitting hurdle, in blow to opposition
    Despite "adverse" impacts on ecological and tribal resources, state regulators said it's better than an oil spill in the Great Lakes.
  • Air quality alerts issued for northern Michigan as wildfire smoke blankets region
    Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.
  • The AI Boom Is Prolonging Indiana’s Fossil Fuel Era, With Hidden Costs for Water
    Gas turbines and an old coal plant are expected to consume nearly 7 billion gallons of water annually in service of a new Amazon data center.

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