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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeDrinking WaterFish, Birds and AnimalsFreightersLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchMichigan is on thin ice. Get used to it, climate experts say.
-Great Lakes ice cover is near record lows and expected to remain low through winter, threatening key ecosystems and the state’s $2.3 billion recreational fishing industry.
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COVID-19FreightersIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNatasha BlakelyNewsShipping and PortsStalled Ships: Shipping industry looks to infrastructure investments to boost demand
-With drops of tonnage on the Great Lakes due to COVID-19, many in the industry are hoping long-term infrastructure investments will turn things around.
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Climate ChangeCOVID-19Drinking WaterFreightersGary WilsonGreat Lakes Now's Year-End PostsLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental Justice2020 in Review: Climate change, COVID-19 and Michigan’s governor
-Of course, a lot also happened in 2020 that did not garner the attention that COVID-19 and climate change did.
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Events and Special BroadcastsFreightersGreat Lakes Now Watch PartiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsShipping and PortsShipwrecksWelland CanalWatch Party: Ships and Shipwrecks
-Come aboard a boat that delivers mail to ships on the Great Lakes, learn about life on a Great Lakes…
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Fish, Birds and AnimalsFreightersHabitat RestorationInfrastructureJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingGot Pike? Huron, Michigan, Ontario, Superior, yes. Erie, not so much.
-Increased seiche events likely hurting already small populations of the fish.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFreightersIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsQ&A: What Michigan’s move to shut down Enbridge Line 5 means
-Those involved in Michigan’s pipeline debate said they’re expecting a lengthy legal battle before the pipeline’s fate is settled.
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APEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFreightersIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsThe StatesMichigan governor seeks shutdown of Great Lakes oil pipeline
-Whitmer’s office notified Enbridge that it was revoking an easement granted in 1953 to extend a section of the pipeline through the Straits of Mackinac.
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Dave Spangler: Lake Erie loses tireless full-time advocate
-The Oak Harbor charter captain was a major force in many circles.
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Judge: Michigan agency can evaluate Great Lakes tunnel plan
-The Michigan Public Service Commission can evaluate the need for the tunnel project and whether it would be designed, constructed and operated safely, according to a judge.
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FreightersGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeShipping and PortsU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsGreat Lakes Freighters: The latest on navigation, locks and icebreakers
-It’s the 140th anniversary of the Lake Carriers’ Association, and its president discusses the new Soo lock, icebreakers and tension with Canada.
