Love staring at a map and discovering something interesting? Then “Mapping the Great Lakes” is for you. It’s a monthly Great Lakes Now feature created by Alex B. Hill, a self-described “data nerd and anthropologist” who combines cartography, data, and analytics with storytelling and human experience. Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

Keep up with energy-related developments in the Great Lakes area with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup. Click on the headline to read the full story:   Illinois When it comes to smog, Cook County is the worst neighbor in the country, EPA finds — Chicago Tribune Cook County, Illinois, contributes more to smog pollution violations in other states than anywhere else in the country, according to federal data. Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

One Detroit’s Chris Jordan goes behind the scenes of Heather Raffo’s new film “Nine Parts.” Great Lakes Now looks at a citizen science project that’s researching the Rouge River’s health. Plus, a conversation with DJ Stacey “Hotwaxx” Hale for Women’s History Month and the “One Detroit Weekend.” Read Now at One Detroit.