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From pet to ‘monster.’ The battle to rid Michigan’s Glen Lake of giant koi
-When released into the wild, koi compete against fish and damage native plant life. Preservation experts partnered with bowfishers to remove invasive koi to keep the ecosystem safe.
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Great Lakes Learning: The science of skiing
-Lessons and activities based on the monthly Great Lakes Now program.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake OntarioLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeTorontoU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts‘Containment breached’: How an oil spill in northwest Toronto made its way to Lake Ontario
-Last summer, contaminated sludge from a fire at a chemical plant reached Lake Ontario. The spill report raises questions about what the province told the public.
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Raising monarch butterflies in Interlochen
-An effort to raise dozens of monarch butterfly caterpillars can not only teach summer campers about the insects, but is also an effort to call attention to the threats monarchs face.
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Former state toxicologist says nitrate drinking water standards are too lax
-A former Wisconsin state toxicologist who was involved in creating nitrate standards for drinking water alleges the science that has informed those standards for decades is flawed.
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When the Heat Is On, Water Can Still Be Off in Great Lakes Cities
-Formal water shutoff policies in some cities are ill-defined for extreme heat.
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What the overturning Chevron deference means for the Great Lakes
-The history of the Chevron precedent and how advocates can work within this new legal landscape to protect the future of the Great Lakes.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMichiganNewsStaci Lola DrouillardOjibwemodaa! Let’s speak Ojibwe!
-On the complicated history of naming a place and the value of language.
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AuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipForever Chemicals FeaturedLatest NewsLisa John RogersNewsPFASPFAS News RoundupWater Quality and Restoration EffortsPFAS Roundup: EPA adds 12 more versions of PFAS to freshwater fish monitoring while federal farm bills focus on “forever chemicals”
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in the Great Lakes region.
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Andrew ReevesAuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsNewsMaking up for lost trees
-Canadian conservation groups purchase land from farmers to increase biodiversity around the Great Lakes region.
