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The Age of Nature: Humanity’s relationship with nature in the Great Lakes region and beyond
-What are the modern issues affecting nature and what are humans doing about them?
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Lack of Utility Data Obscures Customer Water Debt Problems
-Inadequate data hampers understanding of who is most affected by overdue water bills.
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Age of NatureCollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationIndigenous CommunitiesInfrastructureLatest NewsLorraine BoissoneaultMichiganNew YorkNewsPBSTraverse City
Dams Across the Great Lakes: End of the line for aging infrastructure?
-Instead of spending money to repair old dams, more communities are putting resources towards decommissioning dams and letting rivers run free.
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Global Good News: “The Age of Nature” series aims to show success stories in environmental restoration
-“There’s a huge amount of positive stories out there to choose from,” said Verity White, “The Age of Nature” series producer.
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What Grows: Shipwrecks become ecosystems, even at nuclear testing sites
-“The Age of Nature” producer Pete Lown spoke with Great Lakes Now about the powerful symbolism of marine life returning to the wrecks in advance of the documentary airing.
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Mapping “The Age of Nature”: Visit locations in the new PBS series and their Great Lakes connections
-Visit this map to learn about global habitat restoration efforts and similar work around the Great Lakes.
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Watch Party: River Influence
-Great Lakes Now Program Director Sandra Svoboda chats with journalist Lorraine Boissoneault and Drew YoungeDyke from the National Wildlife Federation about mining, Asian carp, water quality and the Great Lakes.
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House Democrats Ask CDC to Halt Water Shutoffs during the Pandemic
-CDC already moved to suspend evictions. Could water service be the next target for a national moratorium?
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Shipwreck Life: How fish and other aquatic species utilize Great Lakes shipwrecks
-From bass and burbot to freshwater sponge, the kind of ecosystem that forms around Great Lakes shipwrecks are as varied as the thousands of wrecks.
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Explainer: Who regulates U.S. drinking water, and how?
-Federal, state and local governments all have a hand in protecting public water systems and private wells from contamination.