Tag: Chicago
Illinois acquires land for project to keep invasive carp from Lake Michigan
The State of Illinois said it acquired a 50-acre piece of land in southwest suburban Will County needed for a massive infrastructure project aimed at keeping the invasive carp fish […]
Lake County opens new Lake Michigan-based water system; ‘They’re going to have some really clean, amazing water’
The opening of the Lake County Pekara Water System in Illinois will provide thousands of residents that formerly relied on wells with Lake Michigan water. Read the full story by […]
Despite U.S. research resistance, Great Lakes aims to be Silicon Valley for water
Water-based economic researchers in the Great Lakes region are seeing U.S. government resistance to funding world-changing hub for water technology.
Sinking cities: Great Lakes cities not immune from under-recognized threat
Significant areas of the Earth’s surface across continents are gradually sinking and that process brings environmental, social and economic consequences to urban centers in the United States. Great Lakes cities Detroit and Chicago are among those at risk.
That’s the conclusion of a recent study conducted by Columbia University researchers, published by the science journal Nature Cities.
Are data centers a threat to the Great Lakes?
One of the lowest income cities in Michigan has a proposed $3 billion data center as a potential lifeline — but environmentalists and locals warn of high costs to water, climate and community.