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AuthorsBrian OwensFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, Research
How safe are Great Lakes fish to eat? Depends on who you ask
There are big discrepancies among jurisdictions on what fish to eat and how often, making it difficult for individuals and communities to make informed decisions that affect their health.
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AuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipChicagoFeature HomepageGary WilsonGLNCGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIllinoisLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Study calls for EPA to include human well-being in Great Lakes restoration program
Historically restoration work focused on measurable ecological outcomes. Researchers make the case to codify human well-being into the process.
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AuthorsDetroitDetroit RiverFeature DetroitFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Great Lakes Moment: Lest we forget – A history of Detroit River oil pollution
- by John HartigToday, the Detroit River is much cleaner, and sentinel wildlife species have returned. It is good to look back at the 1960s pollution of the river, notably oil pollution, and recognize how far we have come.
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PFAS News Roundup: Researchers fear PFAS factory air emissions contribute to widespread contamination in North Carolina
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
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Energy News Roundup: Ohio bipartisan energy efficiency bill stalled by Koch-linked group
Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsScience, Technology, ResearchStaci Lola Drouillard
Nibi Chronicles: Violence in Ma’iingan Country
There has been an uptick in human-wolf conflict in northern Minnesota.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, Research
I Speak for the Fish: The great seasonal flip
The Great Lakes underwater realm has distinct seasons just like the topside domain.
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AuthorsEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganNews
Energy News Roundup: Line 5 approval is appealed by tribes and environmental groups
Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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AuthorsDetroitFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, Research
Great Lakes Moment: Ohio provides example for funding Detroit and Rouge rivers’ sediment cleanup
- by John HartigOhio will soon embark on removing the Gorge Dam on the Cuyahoga River. Their approach could be a model for cleaning up contaminated sediments in the Detroit and Rouge rivers.
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AuthorsBooks, Authors, Art and MusicFeature HomepageGary WilsonHistory and CultureLake SuperiorLatest NewsNews
Book Review: Author Sue Leaf’s latest takes a philosophical look at life on Lake Superior’s South Shore
Copper mining and receding shorelines intertwine with omnipresent impermanence.
Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now