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AuthorsDetroitDetroit RiverFeature DetroitFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismRegionScience, Technology, ResearchTourismGreat Lakes Moment: Mink thriving along the Detroit River
-Next time you are on the Detroit River, keep an eye peeled for a mink! This keystone species is now thriving along this once-polluted river.
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BudgetFeature HomepageIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinMidwest States Struggle to Fund Dam Safety Projects, Even as Federal Aid Hits Historic Highs
-Many dams in the Midwest do not meet grant eligibility requirements, leaving safety officials and residents worried about how they’ll prevent future collapses as flood risks increase.
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ChicagoClimate ChangeDrinking WaterFeature HomepageIllinoisLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinJoliet, Illinois, Plans to Source Its Future Drinking Water From Lake Michigan. Will Other Cities Follow?
-As aquifers dry up, some Midwest communities are looking to the region’s greatest natural resources for a solution.
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Waves of Change: Meet Just Transition Northwest Indiana executive director Ashley Williams
-Ashley Williams is committed to realizing a just and equitable transition for her community.
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AuthorsChicagoFeature HomepageFeature-ChicagoFish, Birds and AnimalsIllinoisKathy JohnsonLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchHow do fish survive in large urban waterways, like the Chicago River?
-The Chicago River’s hardened shorelines, stormwater pollution events and limited habitat would seem inhospitable to fish. Yet, native species are finding ways to call the city home.
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ChicagoClimate ChangeFeature HomepageFeature-ChicagoIllinoisLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchChicago’s beach season is over … or is it? Lake Michigan temps are breaking records.
-Lake Michigan’s surface temperature has been above average nearly every day this year so far. All five Great Lakes are heating up.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFoodForests and PlantsHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchStaci Lola DrouillardWater Quality and Restoration EffortsNibi Chronicles: The Gift of Manoomin
-The rice harvest — manoominike — has officially started across Ojibwe country. Columnist Staci Lola Drouillard talks with her cousin about harvesting and processing wild rice, as well as the importance of water quality for growing “the good berry.”
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AuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterFeature HomepageGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGroundwater ContaminationLatest NewsNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGroundwater: Who’s in charge?
-As groundwater resources are increasingly under threat in the U.S. — including the Great Lakes region — regulation, oversight and planning for the long-term are diffused and often lacking.
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Algae BloomsFeature HomepageLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinWisconsin officials ask the public to report algal blooms in Lake Superior
-The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is banking on public oversight to help gauge the threat of algal blooms.
