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GLISA awarded grants to two sustainability-oriented organizations in the Great Lakes focusing on businesses and institutions, and residential landowners. The Western Michigan Sustainable Business Forum will facilitate knowledge sharing of climate resilience strategies...

Following a rigorous review process of more than 30 highly qualified proposals, the 2014 cohort of GLISA Climate Assessment Grant recipients has been selected, and it represents a diverse mix of engaged climate adaptation initiatives. This year’s projects span a...

The Great Lakes have been facing some serious challenges, from algae blooms in Lake Erie, to the loss of ice cover in Lake Superior. Water levels in lakes Michigan and Huron have been mostly below their long-term average for fifteen years. At the start of 2013, they...

Political support for stronger greenhouse gas reductions will come as more Americans learn how doing nothing could cost the U.S. economy $150 billion a year, one of the featured speakers at an East Toledo event predicted Wednesday. The estimate is part of a White...

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ANN ARBOR—Intense rainstorms, floods and heat waves will become more common in the Great Lakes region due to climate change in the coming decades, and ice-cover declines will lengthen the commercial navigation season on the lakes, according to a new summary report...