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Joshua Kim

Joshua Kim

Joshua Kim is a writer for Great Lakes Echo and is studying journalism at Michigan State University. Joshua was born in Portage, Michigan and also lived in Helsinki, Finland for one year during his junior year of high school. He can speak four languages including Finnish, Korean, English and German. Joshua started working for Great Lakes Echo during his freshman year in 2024 and has reported on different environmental and preservation issues such as the impacts of the pollution from the steel mills in Gary, Indiana, the impacts of pollution on the Great Lakes water birds, fecal contamination in Michigan's waterways and the deterioration of the Great Lakes lighthouses. 

Cities & Suburbs

More funding approved to improve the Greater Chicago Area’s public transit

By Joshua Kim and Great Lakes Echo | February 1, 2026

By Joshua Kim

Following the passing of new legislation by the Illinois General Assembly, the Regional Transport Authority, soon to be the Northern Illinois Transit Agency, will receive an additional $1.2 billion for its annual budget this year. The additional funding will be used to improve “frequency, reliability, and safety”

Cities & Suburbs

Book helps residents, visitors, use Chicago’s public transit to access recreational sites

By Joshua Kim and Great Lakes Echo | January 30, 2026

By Joshua Kim

“Chicago Transit Hikes,” a new book by Lindsay Welbers, aims to help Chicago residents and visitors reach outdoor recreation sites car-free.

A side-by-side of the historic Portage Canal and modern Portage Canal from an aerial view.
Nearshore

Restoration of historical site improves quality of life for Portage, Wisconsin residents

By Joshua Kim and Great Lakes Echo | November 30, 2025

By Joshua Kim

Following the completion of segments 1 and 2 of the Portage Canal, local residents and visitors can use the historic site and its amenities following years of disrepair.

About Great Lakes Echo

Environmental news of the Great Lakes region from the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism at Michigan State University.

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