• Water Quality
  • Wildlife & Nature
  • Energy
  • Industry
  • Politics
  • Recreation
  • Culture
  • Climate
  • TV Series
  • Podcasts
  • Newsletter
  • Donate
  • Facebook Page
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • BlueSky

Skip to content
  • Facebook Page
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • BlueSky
  • TV Series
  • Podcasts
  • Newsletter
  • Donate
Great Lakes Now

Great Lakes Now

  • Water Quality
  • Wildlife & Nature
  • Energy
  • Industry
  • Politics
  • Recreation
  • Culture
  • Climate

Tag: books

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Culture, Featured, Habitat Restoration, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Book Club: Celebrating environmental success stories in the Great Lakes

by Sharon Oosthoek May 5, 2023November 8, 2025

While significant challenges remain, there is still much to celebrate.

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Culture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

I Speak for the Fish: Favorite fish books

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now December 19, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Climate, Culture, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Water Always Wins: “Quietly radical” book makes case for Slow Water

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now May 26, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Culture, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Canada’s Maude Barlow chronicles 40 years of activism in new book, “Still Hopeful”

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now February 23, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inBooks, Authors, Art and Music, Culture, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

Great Lakes for Sale: Veteran activist and author puts renewed spotlight on diverting Great Lakes water

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now December 1, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Culture, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Principled Poet: Michigan’s Alison Swan tackles environmental issues on an experiential level in new book

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now January 20, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Culture, Feature Detroit, Food, Grand Rapids, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Traverse City, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Great Lakes Gift Guide 2020: Remember that road trip, boat ride, microbrew or sweatshirt you should’ve bought with this list

by Natasha Blakely December 16, 2020November 9, 2025

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.

Support Provided By:

Richard C. Devereaux Foundation for Energy & Environmental Programs

Polk Family Fund

48325 Alpha Drive
Suite #150
Wixom, MI 48393
Contact About Events Download PBS App Newsletter Donate Careers
  • Facebook Page
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • BlueSky
© 2026 Great Lakes Now | Detroit PBS | 48325 Alpha Drive Suite #150, Wixom, MI 48393
FCC Public Inspection File Terms of Use Privacy Policy Donor Privacy Policy Legal Notices Requests For Proposals
Powered by Carrier Signal, Inc.