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Algae BloomsAuthorsClimate ChangeFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationJohn HartigLatest NewsNewsOntarioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Great Lakes Moment: Decreasing Great Lakes ice cover has consequences
- by John HartigIn the Great Lakes basin, less lake ice cover is already having major impacts.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageIllinoisKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganNew YorkNewsOntarioPennsylvaniaPFASPFAS News RoundupWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
PFAS News Roundup: Questions about the EPA’s nationwide PFAS rule, answered
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
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Some banned pesticides fade from Great Lakes air, while others persist
Urban versus rural pesticide use may be key to understanding why some chemicals dissipate more quickly than others.
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Alex HillAuthorsBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, Research
Mapping the Great Lakes: Mental health and ‘blue spaces’
- by Alex HillThe Great Lakes offer abundant opportunities to visit “blue spaces” that help lower stress and improve overall mental health.
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AuthorsChicagoEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsOhioWisconsin
Energy News Roundup: Power outages in Michigan, future of nuclear power in Illinois
Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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AuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCitizen ScienceFeature HomepageForests and PlantsLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyScience Says WhatScience, Technology, ResearchSharon Oosthoek
Science Says What? How 5th-graders counting plants can lead to positive change
- by Sharon OosthoekThese young researchers are participating in citizen science — the public voluntarily helping to conduct scientific research.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSt. Clair River
I Speak for the Fish: Playing follow-the-leader with diving ducks
A team of ducks leads us to where the invasive round gobies are overwintering and along the way schools us in how to find fish underwater.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageHistory and CultureIllinoisIndigenous CommunitiesLake SuperiorLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsOhioStaci Lola Drouillard
Nibi Chronicles: Acknowledging one family’s knack for finding ancient stone tools
The Anderson Collection’s oldest pieces are from the Clovis period of human history—delicately shaped points made of jasper or Hudson Bay lowland chert.
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AuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsIllinoisKathy JohnsonMichiganMinnesotaNewsPFASPFAS News RoundupScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
PFAS News Roundup: All fish tested from Michigan rivers contain ‘forever chemicals’, study finds
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
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AuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeDetroitEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitFeature HomepageGary WilsonLatest NewsMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchThe States
Environmental justice expert questions Michigan’s subsidies for electric vehicles
Concern over EV affordability for lower income groups and who will bear the burden of the environmental risk that comes with EV production.
Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now