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AuthorsBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingChicagoCruise ShipsDuluthFeature HomepageHistory and CultureIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJames ProffittLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMilwaukeeMinnesotaNewsOhioRecreation and TourismShipping and PortsTourismWaterfront DevelopmentWisconsin
Great Lakes Moving Bridges: How they work and why we love them
Moving bridges historically played crucial roles in the development of dozens of Great Lakes cities. And folks are often mesmerized by their sheer size and the fact they really do move.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageForever Chemicals FeaturedIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganNew YorkNewsPennsylvaniaPFASPFAS News RoundupPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
PFAS News Roundup: Upper Peninsula industrial fire raises “forever chemical” concerns, PFAS medical monitoring programs to begin in New York
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
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AuthorsCapri CafaroFeature HomepageFoodHistory and CultureIllinoisIndianaIndigenous CommunitiesMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioPennsylvaniaRecreation and TourismTourismWisconsin
Know Your State Foods
- by Capri S. CafaroThe Great Lakes states celebrate rice, walleye and even water as official foods or beverages. Here’s a full list.
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AuthorsChicagoEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioOntarioWisconsin
Energy News Roundup: Michigan launching study of nuclear power options, clean energy jobs rebounding in Wisconsin
Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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AuthorsBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingDetroitFeature HomepageIan SolomonLake HuronLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismTourism
The Debut of “Ian Outside”
- by Ian SolomonThe newest GLN Contributor, Ian Solomon, makes a splash with his monthly column … from an eFoiling board with our cameras rolling.
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Alex HillAuthorsChicagoClevelandDetroitFeature HomepageIllinoisInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganMilwaukeeNew YorkNewsOhioOntarioQuebecTorontoWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
Mapping the Great Lakes: Where do you live?
- by Alex HillThirty million people live within the Great Lakes Watershed, which make up roughly 10% of the US population and 30% of the Canadian population.
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AuthorsBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageHistory and CultureJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and Fishing
Weighted Walleye: The fallout of the Lake Erie fishing tournament
Indictments in fishing tournament scandal follow more than 60 million social media views while organizers make changes.
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AdvocacyAsian CarpAuthorsBooks, Authors, Art and MusicChicagoClimate ChangeDetroitFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsGary WilsonHistory and CultureIllinoisInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, Research
Great Lakes, Chicago River and Asian carp in the spotlight in Elizabeth Kolbert’s “Under a White Sky”
“Dealing with the impacts of our own actions.”
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AuthorsForever Chemicals FeaturedKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioPFASPFAS News RoundupPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
PFAS News Roundup: Petition says EPA loophole lets “forever chemicals” evade review
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, Research
I Speak for the Fish: Water snakes are spooktacular
Fear of the natural world is often amplified underwater, and water snakes in particular are one of the species that can intimidate even the bravest of souls.
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