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Great Lakes Moment: Nature right outside your school door
- by John HartigSouthgate, Michigan has created a significant 41-acre nature center adjacent to Southgate Anderson High School.
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AuthorsEnergy News RoundupFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioScience, Technology, ResearchWisconsin
Energy News Roundup: Improvements coming to Michigan’s power grid, Congress can’t agree on climate spending
Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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AuthorsDrinking WaterFeature HomepageIndianaKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsPFAS News RoundupPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
PFAS News Roundup: Legislation introduced in Michigan, Ways to reduce your exposure
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
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Michigan tribes fight long odds to restore wild rice, their history
- by Bridge MichiganOnce abundant in Michigan, wild rice has dwindled in numbers since the early 1900s. Now, tribes are partnering with government agencies to bring back the grain that is vital to their heritage.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsScience Says WhatScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Science Says What? Lessons learned from a deliberate dilbit spill
- by Sharon OosthoekWater flowed black and shiny, coating turtles and waterfowl with a smelly goo and transforming grasses and bushes along the banks from green to oily black.
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AuthorsBooks, Authors, Art and MusicFeature HomepageHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsNewsStaci Lola Drouillard
Nibi Chronicles: A portal to the Burt Lake Band’s violent expulsion
On Oct. 15, 1900, the adults, children and elders of the Cheboiganing Band of Ottawa and Chippewa were forced out of their beds and made to watch as their houses were doused with kerosene and burned to the ground.
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AuthorsCapri CafaroCommercial FishingLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and Fishing
Eat Your Heartland Out: The importance of commercial and recreational fishing in the Great Lakes
- by Capri S. CafaroIn this episode, we get an overview of the ins and outs of fishing the Great Lakes with a spotlight on Lake Superior.
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AuthorsDrinking WaterFeature HomepageKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioPFAS News RoundupWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
PFAS News Roundup: First-to-market PFAS annihilator in Michigan, $42.4 million in claims against Wisconsin city
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 NewsMichiganNewsScience, Technology, Research
I Speak for the Fish: Facing the wrath of a crayfish
Harassment takes many forms and actions do have consequences. In this case, a tiny crayfish gets the last laugh when the harasser becomes the victim.
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AuthorsBooks, Authors, Art and MusicFeature HomepageGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHistory and CultureLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, Research
Book Review: Scientist offers positive vision to avoid dystopian future in “The Three Ages of Water”
In his new book, California’s Peter Gleick says we are at a choice point after centuries of degrading our water resources.
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