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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageLake ErieLake OntarioLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismSharon OosthoekTorontoTourismSurfing the Great Lakes: ‘What? People do that here?’
-Among the many recreation options on the Great Lakes, there’s one that people are still discovering – surfing. But a group of women are hoping to offer support to that community while being stewards for the environment.
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ChicagoClimate ChangeCollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageHistory and CultureLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMunicipalitiesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchChicago educator empowers students to make climate connections in their own communities
-Through her work with Chicago’s Field Museum, Ylanda Wilhite encourages kids to engage with nature in their neighborhoods, with a particular focus on BIPOC and disinvested communities.
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CollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsInfrastructureInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts5 Reasons to Love (and Protect) Freshwater Mussels
-These aquatic heroes do so much to keep freshwater ecosystems healthy — and we’re killing them off at a record pace.
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Equity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioPennsylvaniaPFASPFAS News RoundupPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: Indiana PFAS property transfers, Lake Superior rainbow smelt advisory, new Ohio PFAS regulation bill
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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AdvocacyClimate ChangeCollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeHistory and CultureInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsBlack Neighborhoods Will Bear Future Flood Burden
-Climate change, shifting populations, and infrastructure development in risky areas compound future flood loss risk.
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APDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature LeadFlintLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeJudge: Ex-governor must testify in Flint water civil trial
-U.S. District Judge Judith Levy denied motions by Snyder, his former advisor, two former state-appointed emergency managers and an ex-Flint city official to quash subpoenas compelling them to testify.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureIllinoisKathy JohnsonLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNewsOntarioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSt. Lawrence RiverTourismWisconsinWho caught the world’s largest muskie? Even the experts don’t agree
-The award and corresponding fame for catching the world’s largest muskie by hook and line remains a hotly contested controversy that, after nearly a century of debate, remains unresolved.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsLatest NewsNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchLost and found: native aquatic plant in Ohio
-The watermilfoil species has not been seen in Ohio in at least 20 years, said Mark Warman, the scientist who found the plant on private property last September.
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APEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsOhioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsHydropower eyes bigger energy role, less environmental harm
-Rye Development, a Boston-based hydropower company, is retrofitting the dams with turbines to generate electricity and says the upgraded structures will limit damage to the rivers’ water quality and fish.
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APBudgetForever Chemicals FeaturedInfrastructureNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinLa Crosse officials to spend another $25K on bottled water
-The city council in La Crosse has decided to spend another $25,000 on bottled water for town of Campbell residents with PFAS-contaminated wells.
