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Age of NatureFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes Now Watch PartiesLatest NewsNewsRecreation and TourismSandra SvobodaShipwrecksWhat Grows: “Shipwrecks and Ecosystems” watch party for Great Lakes Now and “The Age of Nature”
-Whether they’re in oceans or the Great Lakes, shipwrecks create unique ecosystems for a variety of aquatic life.
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Damming Decisions: Watch party for Great Lakes Now and The Age of Nature
-Learn more about what happens when these dams are built and what happens when they come down in this Great Lakes Now watch party.
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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.
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Genetic Engineering: Researchers take first steps toward controlling sea lamprey
-Researchers are determining whether large-scale gene editing for sea lamprey is possible before broaching the ethics of applying it.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFreightersIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsNew House bills would make anchor strikes in the Straits of Mackinac a felony
-They could face a felony charge, serve up to four years in prison, pay a fine of up to $10,000, and cover environmental cleanup costs.
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CollaborationDrinking WaterFlintGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioOntarioWater Quality and Restoration EffortsLegionella and other dangerous pathogens still lurk in U.S. drinking water
-Though less common than in the past, microbes that contaminate tap water continue to sicken — and sometimes kill — Americans.
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Climate ChangeEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIan WendrowLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioGreat Lakes Energy News Roundup: Michigan clean energy transition, pilot hydrogen production plant, Ohio nuclear bankruptcy ruling
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.
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APEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFreightersIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismAncient stone patterns in Straits of Mackinac add new wrinkle to Line 5 pipeline debate
-A group of amateur explorers raised money to look at Enbridge Inc.’s oil pipeline on the lake bottom.
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Carp Advance: Real and potential impacts of invasive fish throughout the Midwest
-A National Wildlife Federation documentary explores the potential impact of Asian carp on recreation, fishing and other industries in the Great Lakes.
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CollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsForever Chemicals FeaturedLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingWisconsinHunters need to avoid contaminated game
-Deer hunters have more to worry about than just COVID-19 and the flu. On the beware list: a group of chemicals known as PFAS and lead from ammunition.
