Sustainability

Renewable energy means rethinking land use for agriculture and conservation

Making difficult choices in how land is used is the issue that New York and other states, and the U.S. as a whole, are facing as they seek to shift electricity generation from fossil fuels to renewable sources, such as wind and solar.

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Wet spring testing aging dams across Michigan and Wisconsin, the future in a warming world

The kind of flooding Michigan and Wisconsin are experiencing in 2026 is what forecasters expect to see more of as global temperatures rise.

Missy Stults, Ann Arbor's sustainability and innovations director, in front of the Bryant Community Center. Ann Arbor's Bryant neighborhood will be the first to be connected to the city's new Sustainable Energy Utility.
Michigan city to achieve ambitious goals through sustainability energy utility

This spring the city of Ann Arbor will take sustainability goals into its own hands by launching a Sustainable Energy Utility that will generate its own renewable power for residents.

Water conservation works in Western cities, but climate change is outpacing it

Phoenix, Las Vegas and Denver give a glimpse into the future of the water-scarce West, suggesting the region needs to be thinking about bigger solutions.

How natural hydrogen, hiding deep in the Earth, could be new energy source

Natural hydrogen costs nothing to make and does not emit any carbon dioxide or other human‑caused pollutants.

Pints for the Planet: Michigan brewery saves grains from dumps, cuts carbon footprint

Griffin Claw Brewing in Birmingham is changing the brewery game by implementing multiple sustainable practices like sending their brewers' grain to local farmers and recapturing CO2 to prevent it from entering the atmosphere.

Huron River at Gallup Park in Ann Arbor. Photo courtesy Huron River Watershed Council.
How one community plans to permanently preserve drinking water supply

The Bluebelt program is designed to permanently protect properties that are vital for safeguarding Ann Arbor’s drinking water supply.

In Detroit, a truck drives on Jefferson Ave. while smoke billows from Zug Island.
Wayne County air quality monitors alert residents and inspire clean air action

Wayne County is tackling its air quality crisis with a new network of 100 hyperlocal monitors, launched in partnership with environmental service company JustAir to track pollution in real time.

A decorated rain barrel in Milwaukee
Leveraging nature-based solutions and education to boost water quality, jobs across the Great Lakes

While access to clean water is a basic need, communities continue to struggle with properly and efficiently managing and treating water. Through innovative solutions organizations along the Great Lakes are collaborating, educating the next generation, and influencing policy reform to help create impactful change including economic growth and long-term employment. Send DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend DataSend Data

Students participate in the LIFT-UP program.
Students help ensure farm sustainability and bring local food to cafeterias in UP program

The LIFT-UP program gives students a pivotal role in identifying and addressing barriers to expanding local produce in school cafeterias.

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