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Winter Wellness Pantry: Elderberry Elixir
- by Lisa M. Rose

How a forager plans for sickness during the viral season — and her secret sauces for health.

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Oil Spills and Buried Rivers
- by Mila Murray

Preparing for a Great Lakes oil spill and a look at buried rivers beneath our feet.

Points North: The Squeaky Sand Phenomenon
- by Interlochen Public Radio

In the middle of the total solar eclipse over Lake Ontario, something else kept grabbing Meghan Hetfield and her partner’s attention: the mystery of the squeaky sand all around them.

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Points North: The Squeaky Sand Phenomenon
- by Interlochen Public Radio

In the middle of the total solar eclipse over Lake Ontario, something else kept grabbing Meghan Hetfield and her partner’s attention: the mystery of the squeaky sand all around them.

Winter Wellness Pantry: Elderberry Elixir
- by Lisa M. Rose

How a forager plans for sickness during the viral season — and her secret sauces for health.

Elevated levels of radium found in Western Pennsylvania’s freshwater mussels
- by Inside Climate News

Researchers detected increased radioactivity in mussels downstream of oil and gas wastewater discharge points, raising concerns about effects up the food chain.

Chicago keeps its New Year’s resolution: All city buildings now use 100% clean power
- by Grist

To achieve its climate goals, the city helped finance the largest solar farm east of the Mississippi.

Planet Detroit’s top 5 environmental stories of 2024
- by Planet Detroit

Michigan’s environment and energy future faced significant challenges in 2024, including Project 2025, potential data center expansion, DTE rate hikes, wildfires and campaign finance violations.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park celebrates 50 years of environmental stewardship
- by Ideastream Public Media

Northeast Ohio’s national park turned 50, but festivities will continue through the end of next year.

Points North: Complete With His Language
- by Interlochen Public Radio

Kenny Pheasant first became a teacher of Anishinaabemowin at 14 years old. Now, it’s his life mission to get more people speaking the Great Lakes’ original and endangered language.

The Right to Consciousness
- by Staci Lola Drouillard

On the 134th Anniversary of Wounded Knee, columnist Staci Lola Drouillard reflects on all that’s happened and all that’s been lost, as it’s being recaptured through the vision of Anishinaabe painter, Rabbett Before Horses Strickland.

Climate takes its toll on the “cherry capital of the world”
- by Interlochen Public Radio

In partnership with Grist, a look at how northern Michigan’s famous industry is coping with a changing climate.

Walleye Numbers are Down in Lake Erie
- by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now

Numbers for walleye are down but up for perch with steelhead fishing soon in Cleveland — according to Ohio Division of Wildlife 2024 trawl survey.

Waves of Change: Meet creative, organizer and educator Antonio Cosme
- by Great Lakes Now

As someone who has been working in environmental justice for almost 10 years, Cosme said it all began with trying to stop the water shutoffs in Detroit. 

 

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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