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AuthorsChicagoEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioWisconsin
Energy News Roundup: Line 5 negotiations in Michigan, funding for clean energy in Illinois
Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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AuthorsDetroitDetroit RiverDuluthIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRegionWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Great Lakes Moment: Solving the contaminated sediment remediation funding puzzle
- by John HartigMichigan has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to remediate these contaminated sediments, but this won’t occur unless non-federal partners can meet funding requirements.
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AuthorsClimate ChangeFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsHabitat RestorationNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience Says WhatScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Science Says What? What’s up with dissolved organic carbon (AKA why is my local stream murky?)
- by Sharon OosthoekIf you’ve noticed your local waterway turning a deeper shade of brown over the past few decades, you’re not alone. Scientists in the Great Lakes region have noticed the same thing.
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Alex HillAuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDetroitFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganMilwaukeeMinnesotaNewsOhioWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
Mapping the Great Lakes: Flood risk
- by Alex HillThe highest predicted climate risk for the Great Lakes region is from heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding, which many cities have seen in recent years.
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Lesson Plan: How Is Our Climate Changing?
- by Gary Abud Jr.Lessons and activities based on the monthly Great Lakes Now program.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageForests and PlantsHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLake SuperiorLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsScience, Technology, ResearchStaci Lola DrouillardWisconsin
Nibi Chronicles: Greeting Old Man Maple during the Sap Boiling Moon
A modest sugar bush on Lake Superior’s North Shore offers more than a sweet treat.
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AuthorsBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishIllinoisKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchToronto
I Speak for the Fish: Eyeballing Walleye
Walleye are known for their deadpan stare but there is more to this Great Lakes native than a ghostly gaze and a fillet sizzling in butter.
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AuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJames ProffittLatest NewsMichiganNew YorkNewsOhioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
A deep dive into disposing waste from East Palestine’s derailment
Public alarm over Vickery Environmental deep well injection site is decades late.
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AdvocacyAuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Former U.N. adviser warns on water futures trading, elevates water crisis to level of climate
Canada’s Maude Barlow says Michigan, Canada Line 5 dispute is on the “back burner” between Trudeau and Biden.
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Episode 2303 Lesson Plans: Citizen science in the Great Lakes
- by Gary Abud Jr.Lessons and activities based on the monthly Great Lakes Now program.
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