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WEBLatest News | Great Lakes Now. Major federal funding aims to speed transition to clean energy in the rural Midwest. September 12, 2024 - by WBEZ. A rural electric cooperative that serves Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin is getting more than $570 million to develop four wind solar installations and four wind power installations.
A lack of ice is reshaping winter life around the Great Lakes - NBC News
WEBMar 8, 2024 · Much of the Great Lakes region — known for frigid winter temperatures, icy lakes and snow-covered forests — has looked bare almost all winter. Average ice cover is hovering at all-time lows ...
Federal government commits $76 million to Great Lakes …
WEB1 day ago · The federal government has pledged $76 million to support 50 projects that will restore waterways and coastal areas around the Great Lakes that have been impacted by pollution.
Why ice did not form in the Great Lakes this winter season
WEBFeb 14, 2024 · As of Sunday, just 2.7% of the Great Lakes was covered in ice, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory announced on Tuesday.
Agreement reached to end strike that shut down a vital Great Lakes ...
WEBOct 30, 2023 · MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A deal was reached Sunday to end a week-long strike that had shut down a major shipping artery in the Great Lakes, halting the flow of grain and other goods from the U.S. and Canada.
Great Lakes water levels could increase on average from 19 to 44 ...
WEBJun 27, 2022 · Great Lakes water levels could increase on average from 19 to 44 centimeters in the next few decades, study says. New research into Great Lakes water levels looks farther into the future to predict how much climate change will increase lake levels in four of the five Great Lakes.
Great Lakes shippers riding a wave of infrastructure funding : NPR
WEBJan 19, 2024 · Trains and trucks move the bulk of goods across the U.S. Some sailors say the Great Lakes waterways are underused shipping options and hope $17 billion of federal investment can help revitalize...
WATCH: President Biden announces $1 billion for Great Lakes
WEBFeb 17, 2022 · President Joe Biden announced Thursday his bipartisan infrastructure law will pump $1 billion of funding into the cleanup and restoration of the Great Lakes. Watch Biden’s remarks in the player...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Largest Ever Clean-up …
WEBOct 12, 2023 · WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced funding for the largest cleanup project to ever be implemented under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the Great Lakes Legacy Act, thanks to historic resources from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda.
The Government of Canada invests $76 million to support 50 …
WEB2 days ago · Following Canada’s announcement in 2023 of $420 million over 10 years in new resources for the Great Lakes Freshwater Ecosystem Initiative, this funding will support accelerated action under the Canada Water Agency-led Freshwater Action Plan to restore and protect the Great Lakes.