Tag: Illinois
Autumn McGowan – Program Specialist
Autumn McGowan serves as a program specialist for the Great Lakes Commission’s aquatic invasive species team. In this role she supports the work of GLC’s
Zeldin to head EPA sparking debate over PFAS regulation and industry influence
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in the Great Lakes region. Check back for more PFAS news roundups every other week on our website.
On January 29, Lee Zeldin was sworn in as 17th Administrator of the U.S.
US Electric Power Sector Has Driven Rising Pennsylvania Natural Gas Consumption Since 2013
Natural gas-fired electric power generation has increased in Pennsylvania since 2013 as the state has shifted toward natural gas as its main fuel source for electric power generation. In October 2024, natural gas-fired generation accounted for 57% of the electricity generated in Pennsylvania, more than twice the share in October … [continued]
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How Ducks Unlimited Became Heroes of the Conservation Movement
In the Great Lakes region alone, Ducks Unlimited (DU) has been involved in hundreds of projects in the past decade that involve either the conservation of wetlands through acquisition, or the restoration and management of wetlands. These projects — always in concert with public and private partners, universities and other organizations — seek to establish or conserve the maximum amount of acreage possible with available funds.
Joe Biden was America’s first climate president. Did it matter?
By Jake Bittle and Zoya Teirstein
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When Joe Biden first became president, some found it hard to believe that he cared very much about climate change.
With a global pandemic raging, the former vice president and longtime senator pitched his 2020 campaign as a return to normalcy and a referendum on the erratic leadership of Donald Trump.
Musk’s Heil Gesture Is Important To The Next Four Years — And Here’s Why
Dozens of world leaders joined a group of fewer than 50 Nazi death camp survivors in Poland this week to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, where more than 1.1 million people, mostly Jews, were murdered. The event is unalterably linked to Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon … [continued]
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Sport Notes: Sydney Brown to Super Bowl; London Lightning; Team GOJHL
A collection of news and notes from across the London-area sports scene:
Community Solar Still A Bright Spot Amid Trump Turmoil
McDonald’s and Wendy’s franchises in Illinois are pushing the community solar envelope, Trump or no Trump.
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Energy sector holds its breath as nuclear power inches forward
Catch the latest energy news from around the Great Lakes region. Check back for these biweekly Energy News Roundups.
Uncertainty abounds in the energy sector as President Donald Trump returns to office. In his inaugural address on Monday, Trump promised to “revoke the electric vehicle mandate, saving our auto industry.” Trump has already begun the process of reversing Biden-era policies meant to encourage the uptake of electric vehicles and reduce emissions from gas cars.
I Speak for the Fish: Why do mudpuppies matter?
I Speak for the Fish is a monthly column written by Great Lakes Now Contributor Kathy Johnson, coming out the third Monday of each month. Publishing the author’s views and assertions does not represent endorsement by Great Lakes Now or Detroit Public Television.