Data centers are important for the future of Michigan and Great Lakes' water not only because of their direct and indirect effects on water supply and usage but - perhaps more importantly - because they are exposing flaws in our water protection policies. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...

In a destructive time for the Great Lakes, advocates can prepare for a reinvention by following at least three core principles, writes Mike Shriberg, a Great Lakes policy expert and director of the University of Michigan Water Center.

Call me crazy but I still believe bi-partisanship and bi-national action is possible on Great Lakes issues. Invasive carp is an example. www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...

Sustainability leadership training in higher education often focuses too much on content/knowledge building and not enough on the "soft skills" like collaboration and communication that sustainability professionals tell us are critical to success. sustainabilityskillset.com/episode-18/?...

The story of the controversy over Enbridge Energy's Line 5 and the implications of its resolution is undertold. That's why I accepted an invitation from The Conversation to write a brief update, focused on how the Trump Administration has altered the trajectory of this complex, critical issue.

When the leading scientists speak with one voice about the criticality of investments in Great Lakes research, and how these investments directly impact our health, wealth and well-being, I hope that we will be heard loud and clear. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

[PLZ SHARE] How does ice impact life around the #GreatLakes? Share your story for a chance to win a $100 Visa gift card! 🔗 tinyurl.com/4v9f3yb3

“The water and the resources don’t recognize international boundaries...You can’t manage things like invasive species from only one country and not the other. You can’t manage harmful algal blooms from one country or the other.” - @realshri.bsky.social grist.org/politics/us-...

It was a privilege to discuss the future of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative with three excellent reporters, including @juanpab.bsky.social, while previewing the new @greatlakesnow.bsky.social segment www.youtube.com/live/G9LHmcC...

It's a sad state of affairs that we need to even question the U.S./Canada relationship in managing the Great Lakes, but there's apparently nothing off the table with this Administration. I appreciate Grist asking for my perspective. grist.org/politics/us-...

Join me for the Great Lakes Now episode premiere party all about the future of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. We'll check out the featured segment and then answer your questions! Monday March 31 at 8 pm eastern. RSVP and learn more: www.facebook.com/share/1A9aUf...

As the Trump Administration degrades the ability and capability of the federal government to be a positive force for clean energy and combating climate change, the action will be at the local level. I feel privileged to live in and be able to engage with this action in Ann Arbor.

We're treading on dangerous territory here - degrading our capacity to protect the Great Lakes. My heart goes out to the good people in federal agencies - my friends, colleagues, and collaborators, among others - who have been cruelly and indiscriminately fired. planetdetroit.org/2025/03/noaa...

If our Congresspeople don't stand up for the Great Lakes now, when will they? My point below is that Congressional support for the Great Lakes has to go well beyond the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and into supporting the basic functioning of government and our scientific community.

Green Skills for a Just and Sustainable Future MOOC has launched. My “Sustainability Leadership Development” course is part of it. Check out the promo video and be amused by my poor voiceover skills… online.umich.edu/series/green...

You can’t restore what you’re actively degrading. #greatlakesrestoration radio.wcmu.org/local-region...

My friend and colleague @liliacortina.bsky.social nails it - Diverse perspectives are a strategic advantage. www.freep.com/story/opinio...

Our RFP is out! Send us your funding proposals for awesome research projects that generate data, create tools, or build partnerships to fulfill critical needs and illuminate challenging coastal/Great Lakes issues in Michigan: https://buff.ly/40MeSaS @mullenbach.bsky.social @newelllab.bsky.social

New paper in @iaglr.bsky.social ! Some familiar MISG names on this fresh assessment of needs and opportunities facing coastal decision-makers: https://buff.ly/4jmzSMy Shout-out to @realshri.bsky.social , @newelllab.bsky.social , Kat Cameron, Abigail Merolle, and friend-of-the-Grant Dick Norton.

Check out our new paper on resourcing Michigan's coastal resilience managers. With Great Lakes water levels fluctuating more rapidly due to climate change, the needs of coastal managers are high and varied yet have some key common threads.

My "Sustainable Leadership Development" Coursera online course is live! The first of its kind, join me in exploring leadership in the special context that is sustainability through conversations with luminaries in the field, case studies and more: www.coursera.org/learn/sustai...

Honored to be on a podcast that has been influential to my thinking: Local Energy Rules. Thanks to the hard work of 20 grad students and Andy Buchsbaum for writing the "Roadmap to Clean & Equitable Power in Michigan". Let's dream and plan big for our energy future! ilsr.org/articles/a-f...