Great Lakes

"Great Lakes Shipping" by NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

Great Lakes Shipping Grants Will Finalize Before Trump Takes Office

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to finalize more than $200 million in grant funding in the coming weeks to accelerate the clean energy transition at three Great Lakes shipping ports. That action will obligate the federal government to pay roughly $3 billion in grants under the program, even … [continued]

A panoramic example of the Great Lakes Pine Forests and Barrens ecosystem. Image: NPS Photo (public domain).

Transforming the US Steel Industry: A Great Lakes Memo Series

Advancing Policies and Infrastructure to Support Near-Zero-Emissions Steel Production in the Great Lakes Region. The Great Lakes region, spanning from Minnesota to Pennsylvania, is a steel manufacturing powerhouse, accounting for 60% of all steel production capacity in the United States and 100% of coal-based steel production. It is also a … [continued]