Archive: Apr 2022
Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative announces new coastal protection programs for Michigan
Leave a CommentThe Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative announced on Thursday that it will expand its Resilient Coastal Projects Initiative to include shoreline in West Michigan, from St. Joseph to Petoskey. Read the article.
Holland’s Mayor Hopes to be Involved in Lake Michigan Coastline Preservation Effort.
Leave a CommentAn ongoing effort to protect coast land along the Great Lakes is expanding to Michigan’s West Coast. Read the article.
Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative director on the impact of climate change.
Leave a CommentCoastal erosion projected to cost the Great Lakes $2 billion over the next 5 years, due to climate change. View the video.
Jonathan Altenberg discusses saving the Great Lakes
Leave a CommentOn Earth Day, Jonathan Altenberg, the executive director for The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative joins WGN News at 4 to discuss initiatives to save the long-term viability of the Great Lakes. View the video.
How Climate Change Is Affecting The Great Lakes
Leave a CommentJonathan Altenberg, the president of a binational coalition of U.S. and Canadian mayors working to protect the Great Lakes, spoke with WCCO-TV's Erin Hassanzadeh about specific ways the bodies of water are threatened by climate change. View the video.