Category: Water

Protecting the Great Lakes for future generations

Final Report of the IJC Great Lakes Science Advisory Board Work Group on Microplastics

March 12, 2025

Monitoring, Ecological Risk Assessment, and Management of Microplastics in the  Laurentian Great Lakes Plastics are a diverse and ubiquitous group of materials that have seen a surge in production in…

Green Stormwater Infrastructure Case Study: Davidson Park 

January 22, 2025

Davidson Park is a signature Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) project developed through the Fresh Coast Protection Partnership (FCPP), a community-based partnership between CIS and the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD). …

Choosing Your Great Lakes Future: A New Online Scenario Game

September 11, 2024

The Great Lakes of today are much cleaner and healthier than they were in the early and mid-1900s. Substantial investment and effort have improved the environments and communities around the…

Driving Sustainable Growth: A Testimonial from The Water Institute’s Participation at the 2024 Great Lakes Sustainable Growth Forum

July 31, 2024

In late June, the Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) in collaboration with the Toronto Region Board of Trade, hosted the Great Lakes Sustainable Growth Forum. This significant event…

Life is Better by the Lakes: A New Summary of Great Lakes Climate Plans

June 4, 2024

What common themes exist across the Great Lakes region around climate action? What if the region had a unified vision? A team from the University of Michigan School for Environment…