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Forests and PlantsHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMichiganNewsScience, Technology, ResearchWisconsin
Groups fight to preserve future of Michigan’s indigenous wild rice
-To aid in restoration across the state, the Michigan Wild Rice Initiative, comprising tribes indigenous to the Great Lakes region, state officials, and academic experts, created a stewardship plan.
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How well do you know your Great Lakes aquatic species?
-Test your knowledge of aquatic species by taking this lighthearted quiz and tell us how you did in the comments!
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Musk fails to flip top Wisconsin court amid Tesla lawsuit over dealerships
-More energy news with tribal nations quitting Line 5 talks and an oil spill near Lake Huron reportedly under control.
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AgricultureFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, Research
As bird flu wreaks havoc in the Midwest, researchers say vaccines offer a way out
-Great Lakes farms have become a hot spot for bird flu, killing millions of birds and raising fears of a human pandemic.
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AdvocacyChicagoClimate ChangeCollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFeature-ChicagoIllinoisLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, Research
‘Everyone deserves clean air,’ says a Chicago EPA worker who fears her job will end
-Ellie Hagen is a scientist at the Environmental Protection Agency. She worries proposed cuts at EPA will put people’s health at risk.
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The US and Canada have long managed the Great Lakes together. That era could be ending.
-Political tensions are threatening the future of the largest freshwater ecosystem on Earth.
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Invasive SpeciesLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
Sea lamprey control program receives OK to rehire federal workers, after initial scare
-Last month’s federal staffing cuts and hiring freezes threatened the sea lamprey control program. Now, it has permission to rehire the staff it originally planned to.
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Seven tribes withdraw from federal talks over Line 5 tunnel permit
-The tribes already had concerns about the process, but news that the Army Corps will likely fast-track the federal permit for the pipeline tunnel was “the final straw.”