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AuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFeature HomepageGary WilsonGLNCGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNews“Bad River” documentary combines historical treatment of indigenous people with the fight to protect Lake Superior
-Filmmaker Mary Mazzio talks about capturing the Bad River Tribe’s fight to shut down Line 5 oil pipeline.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchWhitefish are on brink in Michigan. Can they learn to love rivers to survive?
-A staple for centuries, the fish are struggling to reproduce in the Great Lakes. So scientists hope to convince the whitefish to spawn in rivers, away from threats.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeFeature HomepageLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchAs Michigan winters vanish, researchers study snow for clues about what’s next
-Scientists once believed little important happened during winters. But as they vanish, the study of snowpack is increasing.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMichiganNewsReimagined St. Ignace memorial to be a showcase of Native American history
-The DNR is rebuilding the Father Marquette National Memorial in St. Ignace. The exhibits, art work and signage will focus on the area’s rich Native American culture and history.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationHistory and CultureLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchTourismMichigan’s lost winter cancels sturgeon season, ski, dog sled races
-Cancellations mount as Michigan experiences one of the warmest winters in memory. Experts blame El Niño and climate change.
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AuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipChicagoFeature HomepageGary WilsonGLNCGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIllinoisLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsStudy 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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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsOntarioOntario sides with Enbridge Gas in fight to connect new homes to natural gas
-Saying fossil fuel use will decline, the Ontario Energy Board told Enbridge Gas to charge developers, not homeowners, for new natural gas hookups.
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Flint residents reach $25M settlement with engineers in water crisis case
-Engineering company Veolia North America settles class-action lawsuit before a trial was set to begin. The company consulted the city of Flint after its disastrous 2014 water switch.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationForests and PlantsLatest NewsNewsOntarioScience, Technology, ResearchRestoring Ontario’s lost grasslands is as important as planting trees
-Most of the grasslands that once dotted Ontario have been lost to development and agriculture. Bringing back these carbon-rich landscapes would be good for birds, bees, butterflies and people.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchMichigan lawmakers have more energy priorities in 2024
-Michigan lawmakers made sweeping changes to Michigan energy laws last fall. But plenty of items missed the cut, from community solar to finding solutions for Michigan’s outage-prone power grid.
