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Michigan EV industry on a knife-edge as energy project delays mount across region

More energy news with solar projects moving ahead in Illinois and Michigan, as Cleveland airport takes aim at emissions.

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Killer Trees and Sacred Waters
- by Mila Murray

How trees are fighting back against the emerald ash borer and restoring a sacred lake.

Points North: Bear Trouble
- by Interlochen Public Radio

When a black bear in Minnesota woke up from hibernation in the middle of winter and attacked three people and a dog, researchers were left with one question: Why?

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Putting passion to pages: Minnesota authors release second guide to state wildflowers
- by Great Lakes Echo

Two Minnesota nature enthusiasts have spent years chasing the state’s most elusive wildflowers. Their journey is now captured in their upcoming book.

One world, two Great Lakes
- by Brian Owens, Great Lakes Now

How Africa’s Lake Victoria offers a glimpse of Lake Erie’s future.

A Chicago church won’t be planting fruit trees this spring as climate funds remain frozen
- by WBEZ

Stone Temple Baptist Church was counting on the funds to plant trees in its community garden, which provides healthy options for the majority-Black community it serves.

How farmer-led research could revolutionize the relationship between agriculture and researchers

A new program developed by The Ohio State University is working to put farmers first in agricultural research and practices.

Michigan EV industry on a knife-edge as energy project delays mount across region

More energy news with solar projects moving ahead in Illinois and Michigan, as Cleveland airport takes aim at emissions.

After 132 years, team finds wreck of the Western Reserve in Lake Superior
- by Wisconsin Public Radio

Nonprofit group that hunts for Great Lakes shipwrecks discovers the find of a lifetime.

Federal appeals court upholds 2023 Great Lakes Fishing Decree
- by Interlochen Public Radio

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians began an appeal of the decree in the fall of 2023.

I Speak for the Fish: Is it a rainbow trout or a steelhead?
- by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now

All steelhead start life as rainbow trout, but not all rainbow trout will become steelhead. Confused? You’re not alone.

Cougar cubs found in U.P. for first time in more than a century
- by WXPR

The Michigan DNR verified the existence of two cougar cubs on private land in Ontonagon County.

Points North: Bear Trouble
- by Interlochen Public Radio

When a black bear in Minnesota woke up from hibernation in the middle of winter and attacked three people and a dog, researchers were left with one question: Why?

Cleveland Hopkins Airport sets 100% emission reduction goal by 2050
- by Ideastream Public Media

The airport wants to achieve a 100% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, aligning with standards set by Cleveland’s Climate Action Plan

Cancer-causing PFAS to be added to Canada’s toxic substance list

More PFAS news with Illinois looking to pass more legislation protecting firefighters from astronomical cancer rates, and conflict continues in Wisconsin over cleanup.

 

The Great Lakes Now monthly television program is produced by Detroit PBS in partnership with a network of PBS affiliates around the region. Shooting on location in eight states and Canada, the magazine-style show brings viewers stories about the recreational, economic, scientific, political and environmental issues related to the Great Lakes and drinking water.

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