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Events and Special BroadcastsFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaInterviewLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismJoin Great Lakes Now on the Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant podcast
-For more news about the Great Lakes, tune in to the “Teach Me About the Great Lakes” where Great Lakes Now shares news.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeDetroit RiverFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJohn HartigLake ErieLake OntarioLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSt. Lawrence RiverWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes Moment: Chemical contaminant in St. Lawrence River herring gull eggs traced to Detroit River
-“Although the rate that these contaminants are transported downstream is slow, the cumulative effect over years can cause measurable increases in fish and wildlife downstream.”
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsSupporters and opponents of a Line 5 tunnel make comments to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
-The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is ready to review the environmental impacts of a proposed tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupIllinoisIndianaLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioPennsylvaniaPFASWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDrinking Water News Roundup: Steps to ensure safe drinking water, Indigenous business leaders raise awareness
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with drinking water in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsCollaborationDetroit RiverDrinking WaterFeature HomepageLake ErieLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsOhioPBSPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchSt. Clair RiverWater Quality and Restoration Efforts“The Erie Situation” – and beyond
-PBS stations across the Great Lakes are simultaneously airing a new award-winning documentary about harmful algae blooms – and what people can do about them.
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DetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageInterviewLatest NewsMichiganNewsOn the Airwaves: Great Lakes Now’s Anna Sysling talks “Poisonous Ponds”
-As part of the Great Lakes Now collaborative project about coal ash and its threat to drinking water, Anna Sysling returned to public radio.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeFeature HomepageForests and PlantsLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsProtectRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchTourismUnder current climate trends, Michigan’s Up North forests could be doomed
-World nations’ current climate action plans would still allow moderate warming. A new study shows without more aggressive action to slow climate change, the world’s boreal forests could see dramatic losses.
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APDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature LeadFlintInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsSome cities could be left behind on lead pipe replacements
-In many cities, no one knows where the lead pipes lie underground.
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Energy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioOntarioEnergy News Roundup: Michigan’s solar power increases, impact of Inflation Reduction Act on energy
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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AdvocacyCoal Ash ProjectEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsTo excavate or not to excavate: With toxic coal ash, that is the question
-North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia are proving it is possible for utilities to remove massive quantities of coal ash from ponds where it endangers groundwater, placing it in safer lined landfills. This could be a model for other states, but challenges remain.
