Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Partnership Archives | Great Lakes Now https://www.greatlakesnow.org/category/collaboration/charles-stewart-mott-foundation/ Great Lakes Now shares stories about the unique culture and history of the Great Lakes basin Fri, 16 May 2025 16:35:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.greatlakesnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cropped-gln-avatar-32x32.jpg Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Partnership Archives | Great Lakes Now https://www.greatlakesnow.org/category/collaboration/charles-stewart-mott-foundation/ 32 32 Will Congress and the President approve money to finish the Soo Lock expansion? https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/05/will-congress-and-the-president-approve-money-to-finish-the-soo-lock-expansion/ Thu, 15 May 2025 14:37:27 +0000 https://www.greatlakesnow.org/?p=42533 Will Congress and the President approve money to finish the Soo Lock expansion?

One of the Great Lakes region’s most critical pieces of infrastructure is in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan on the St. Mary’s River, which connects Lake Superior to Lake Huron and eventually to the rest of the lakes.

The locks on the river handle up to 1,000-foot-long ships, enabling them to carry bulk freight from Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan to ports throughout the Great Lakes region.

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]]> An $80M cleanup made Muskegon Lake trendy. Will ‘eco-gentrification’ follow? https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/05/an-80m-cleanup-made-muskegon-lake-trendy-will-eco-gentrification-follow/ Wed, 14 May 2025 15:24:55 +0000 https://www.greatlakesnow.org/?p=42499 An $80M cleanup made Muskegon Lake trendy. Will ‘eco-gentrification’ follow?

New luxury homes, yacht slips, and trendy hotels and restaurants are cropping up along the glittering waterfront of this west Michigan city.

Nothing unusual for the Lake Michigan coast, long known for beach towns that cater to summer vacationers and wealthy second-homers. But to those familiar with Muskegon’s blue collar history, it’s a stunning transformation.

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]]> Keeping the $5.5 billion Great Lakes fishery afloat as Trump administration considers cuts https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/05/keeping-the-5-5-billion-great-lakes-fishery-afloat-as-trump-administration-considers-cuts/ Tue, 13 May 2025 19:40:41 +0000 https://www.greatlakesnow.org/?p=42465 Keeping the $5.5 billion Great Lakes fishery afloat as Trump administration considers cuts

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Charlevoix Fisheries Research Station is based in a building that was constructed in 1917, originally as a federal fish hatchery. It wasn’t the first on this site. An earlier hatchery was built in 1894.

The U.S. government was trying to replenish the fish population.

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]]> Water determines Great Lakes region’s economic future https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/05/water-determines-great-lakes-regions-economic-future/ Mon, 12 May 2025 17:44:52 +0000 https://www.greatlakesnow.org/?p=42425 Water determines Great Lakes region’s economic future

Livelihoods and economies in the Great Lakes region always centered on water. From the manoomin, or wild rice, grown and revered by the Ojibwe people to the whitefish catch in Lake Michigan, to the water-dependent ports, steel mills, and manufacturers that dot thousands of miles of Fresh Coast lakeshore. The area’s liquid assets and the industries that developed around them form a “blue economy.”

The treasure trove of clean fresh water is seen as a competitive edge in a region hungry for growth and whose leaders boast about exporting the scientific breakthroughs and infrastructure hardware to solve the world’s water challenges.

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]]> Fish, mines and Indigenous Rights ensnared in court case in northern Ontario https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/04/fish-mines-and-indigenous-rights-ensnared-in-court-case-in-northern-ontario/ https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/04/fish-mines-and-indigenous-rights-ensnared-in-court-case-in-northern-ontario/#respond Fri, 11 Apr 2025 19:05:20 +0000 https://www.greatlakesnow.org/?p=41896 Fish, mines and Indigenous Rights ensnared in court case in northern Ontario

By Emma McIntosh, The Narwhal

Emma and photographer Christopher Katsarov Luna spent four days in northwestern Ontario, including visits to White Lake and Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg.

The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public and The Narwhal 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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By Kelly House, Bridge Michigan

The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS; Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; and The Narwhal 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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]]> https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/02/trump-firings-hit-great-lakes-sea-lamprey-program-michigan-forestry/feed/ 0 Tackling environmental racism in Chemical Valley https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/02/tackling-environmental-racism-in-chemical-valley/ https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/02/tackling-environmental-racism-in-chemical-valley/#respond Thu, 13 Feb 2025 18:48:28 +0000 https://www.greatlakesnow.org/?p=40808 Tackling environmental racism in Chemical Valley

By Emma McIntosh, The Narwhal

The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public and The Narwhal 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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By Lester Graham, Michigan Public

The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public and The Narwhal 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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By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue

The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public and The Narwhal 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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]]> https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/01/fertilizer-from-sewage-a-utility-money-maker-faces-uncertain-future/feed/ 0 First Nations around Ontario’s Lake Nipigon come together to protect their waters https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/01/first-nations-around-ontarios-lake-nipigon-come-together-to-protect-their-waters/ https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/01/first-nations-around-ontarios-lake-nipigon-come-together-to-protect-their-waters/#respond Fri, 10 Jan 2025 18:34:28 +0000 https://www.greatlakesnow.org/?p=40150 First Nations around Ontario’s Lake Nipigon come together to protect their waters

By Fatima Syed, The Narwhal

The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public and The Narwhal 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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