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Fire, Fish and Food – Episode 1003
-See how Cleveland’s Cuyahoga River has been cleaned up since it famously caught fire 50 years ago. Go fishing for Asian carp and learn to identify all four species in or near the Great Lakes, then find out how hydroponic farming is creating connections between sustainability, technology, water conservation and food.
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The Forever Chemicals: MLive Reporters and Great Lakes Now engage Sustainable Brands 2019 audience
-After a documentary screening at the Sustainable Brands 2019 conference in Detroit, Great Lakes Now hosted an audience discussion with the MLive Media Group reporters who have been leading the coverage of the PFAS issue in Michigan.
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Ships and Shipwrecks – Episode 1002
-Come aboard a boat that delivers mail to ships on the Great Lakes. Learn about life on a Great Lakes freighter, and dive into some incredible shipwrecks in the Great Lakes’ only national marine sanctuary.
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CollaborationEvents and Special BroadcastsFoodGreat Lakes Now On-Air SpecialsNewsProtectRecreation and TourismTourismU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsPublic Radio Shares Message: The Lakes Matter
-Show Host Ward Detwiler and Great Lakes Now Program Director Sandra Svoboda appeared on Detroit Today to discuss the new program and what else viewers can look forward to from Great Lakes Now.
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PFAS pollution already costing Michigan communities millions
-Michigan residents may be in line to pay for the fixes to PFAS contamination for years to come.
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Ann Arbor spends $1 million to deal with PFAS contamination
-The city started to ask in 2017: “What can we do about it?”
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In West Michigan, sticker shock over toxic water costs
-Plainfield Township officials estimate that $62 million is needed to bring municipal water to areas contaminated by PFAS chemicals.
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Michigan residents take action on clean water where military won’t
-Grayling Township may build a new municipal water system to serve homes contaminated by PFAS from the military base.
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Mackinac – Our Famous Island
-Mackinac – Our Famous Island, Detroit Public TV and Mackinac State Historic Parks takes viewers along its many shores and trails to experience the natural beauty of the island, visit landmarks that reveal its earliest history and introduce the people who still work to preserve this special place.
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AuthorsCollaborationDrinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedGreat Lakes Now On-Air SpecialsNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeSandra SvobodaGreat Lakes Now/DPTV and MLive Partner for PFAS Reporting
-As 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.
