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Cruising the Past: Historical film takes viewers on a Great Lakes cruise ship
- by Ian WendrowGreat Lakes cruise-ship season is still a few months away, but a film is taking viewers on a 52-minute voyage to ports of call and many famous sites on the freshwater lakes.
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Great Lakes Moment: Detroit Garden Center Leading by Example
- by John HartigA recent article published by the prestigious National Academy of Sciences concluded what Detroit Garden Center had long known – that small patches of habitat are important to protecting biodiversity or the variety of life on Earth.
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Great Lakes shipping industry united on Soo Locks as priority
Great Lakes shipping industry leaders are united on their priorities heading into the 2019 season with securing funding for the Soo Locks at the top of the agenda.
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Great Lake Gets Great Rights
Voters approved the Lake Erie Bill of Rights in a landslide this week.
Some 61 percent of voters favored the measure with 39 percent voting against it, according to Lucas County Board of Elections unofficial results.James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now -
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Great Lakes Now/DPTV and MLive Partner for PFAS Reporting
- by GLN EditorAs residents, researchers and lawmakers learn more about how industrial chemicals are permeating household water supplies, MLive Media Group and Detroit Public Television are collaborating to report stories that will help further public understanding of this latest water crisis.
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The Lake Erie Bill of Rights
- by GLN EditorIn advance of this week’s vote on a measure that would grant Lake Erie certain legal status, Great Lakes Now is bringing a variety of perspectives about the issue with these extended conversations.
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Targeting the Farms
If Toledo voters pass the Lake Erie Bill of Rights ballot measure this week, Ohio farmers are some of the most concerned constituents, says Joe Cornely, spokesman for the Ohio Farm Bureau.
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The Global Movement in Local Courts
- by Sandra SvobodaIf Toledo voters approve the Lake Erie Bill of Rights proposal on their Feb. 26 ballots, how it will change environmental law and policy won’t be immediately be known.
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Making Waves at the Ballot Box
- by Sandra SvobodaResidents of Toledo will have the Lake Erie Bill of Rights on their ballots in a special election on Feb. 26.
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Threat to Business
The 8,000 member businesses of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce’s would be undermined by the Lake Erie Bill of Rights if it passes and is enacted, says a spokesman for the group.
James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now