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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationInfrastructureMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsSearching for help. Where can homeowners get money to fix failing septic systems?
-In Michigan, the state estimates there are more than 330 thousand failing septic tank systems. They could be contaminating lakes, rivers, and groundwater.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNew YorkNewsOhioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, Research2022 Perch Outlook: Ohio hatch results not so great
-While the yellow perch numbers aren’t the worst Lake Erie has seen, better fishing is at least a few years away – in Ohio. In New York, it’s a different story.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishKathy JohnsonLake St. ClairLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismI Speak for the Fish: Meeting the mysterious muskie
-Muskellunge are one of the Great Lakes top predators, and a species coveted by divers and sport fishermen alike.
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Climate ChangeEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMichiganNatasha BlakelyEnbridge returns to court for Line 5 permit
-Starting today, Enbridge, the Bay Mills Indian Community, the Environmental Law and
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CollaborationCommercial FishingFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLake OntarioLatest NewsNewsOntarioScience, Technology, ResearchTorontoU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsFresh, local and forgotten: On Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, families fight to save their fisheries
-The Great Lakes are a freshwater ecosystem rich with aquatic life, but researchers warn of one dying breed — Ontario fishermen who were once prominent fixtures in their coastal communities.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterFeature HomepageLatest NewsMichiganNatasha BlakelyNewsCombined Effort: Sierra Club to award Great Lakes News Collaborative
-The Michigan Chapter of the Sierra Club is acknowledging the environmental journalism efforts of the Great Lakes News Collaborative, of which Great Lakes Now is a member, in their annual award ceremony.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationLake OntarioLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekTorontoThe next source of trouble for Great Lakes fish populations: tires
-A tire chemical that was poisoning fish out West has been discovered in two Lake Ontario tributaries.
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Climate ChangeEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchBreeze Boost: What’s the connection between breezy Lake Michigan days and high ozone levels?
-A multi-agency study of Lake Michigan ozone levels found that lake breezes impact the ozone levels of nearshore communities.
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AgricultureCapri CafaroClimate ChangeFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchBugs, Shorter Winters, Climate: Great Lakes vineyards face changing circumstances
-Researchers around the region are looking to solve the many issues that Great Lakes vineyards are facing, many of which boil down to climate change and its impacts.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeGreat Lakes Moment: Kirtland’s warblers are thriving in Michigan
-The Kirtland’s warbler went from less than 200 males in the ‘70s to more than 2,200 in 2021. In this month’s column, John Hartig looks at their recovery.
