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Energy News Roundup: Hazardous heat, equitable EV charging infrastructure
Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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AuthorsDetroitDetroit RiverFeature DetroitFeature HomepageGary WilsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRegion
Great Lakes EPA office reaffirms 2030 cleanup goal for Detroit River, other contaminated sites
Activist coalition says Michigan funding urgently needed for the Detroit River, ongoing pollution from chemical plant threatens progress.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganNews
I Speak for the Fish: Mesmerized by minnows
Dazzling metallic flashes radiated around me with each twist and turn of their slender bodies. I was completely immobilized and mesmerized by the splendor.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageHistory and CultureLake MichiganLatest NewsLisa John RogersNewsRecreation and TourismShipwrecksWisconsin
Behind the shipwreck discovered in Lake Michigan
A 150-year-old schooner that sank in 1881 was finally discovered in Lake Michigan.
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AuthorsDrinking WaterFeature HomepageIllinoisKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioPennsylvaniaPFAS News RoundupWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
PFAS News Roundup: Impact of PFAS on farming, proposed cuts to the EPA
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
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AuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFeature HomepageGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRefreshResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, Research
Researchers: Current Great Lakes stewardship is “ill-equipped” to handle future challenges
University of Michigan report calls for new guiding principles and leaders with skills to work across disciplines.
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AuthorsEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioWisconsin
Energy News Roundup: Opposition over solar development in Illinois, excessive heat in Detroit
Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Episode 2308 Lesson Plans: Shoreline stones
- by Gary Abud Jr.Lessons and activities based on the monthly Great Lakes Now program.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageJohn HartigLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchTorontoU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
Great Lakes Moment: University of Windsor to build capacity for Canada’s national urban parks
- by John HartigCanada is creating a network of urban parks not only to conserve nature, but to connect people and advance reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.
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Eat Your Heartland Out: You, Too, Can Be a Galley Steward
- by Capri S. CafaroIn this episode, learn more about the new Maritime Culinary Certificate at the Great Lakes Culinary Institute in Traverse City, Michigan.
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