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Posted inEnergy News Roundup, Featured, Illinois, Industry, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region

From Madigan’s Conviction to ComEd’s EV Rebate Program: How Illinois is Shaping Its Energy Future

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now February 19, 2025November 8, 2025

More energy news as federal funding for climate science faces cuts under Trump, while Ohio wrestles with “a supply and demand imbalance” on the electric grid.

Posted inFeature Detroit, Featured, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

TED Countdown: Ford global director of sustainability Cynthia Williams on making Detroit a hub for climate solutions

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now July 21, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States, Who We Are and What We Do

Environmental justice expert questions Michigan’s subsidies for electric vehicles

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now March 14, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Lawsuit possible in Illinois wind farm controversy, anti-wind group grows in Ohio

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now December 8, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Indigenous communities in Canada, U.S. offer clean energy solutions

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now October 13, 2022
Posted inCulture, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Illinois, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Politics, Region, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: New climate laws impact states, energy bill assistance in Illinois

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now September 12, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Energy, Featured, Illinois, Industry, Lake Ontario, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Can you do an EV road trip around the five lakes?

by Alex Hill August 22, 2022November 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.

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