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Great Lakes Learning: Tips for growing a fatberg at home (safely!)
-In this lesson, help kids understand what not to flush down the toilet and do a fun at-home science experiment at the same time.
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Michigan water shutoffs in sharp focus amid coronavirus outbreak
-Michigan has the sixth-highest number of coronavirus cases in the country, according to Johns Hopkins University’s data tracking of the disease.
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Lack of social distancing leads to closure of parks, trails in Chicago and elsewhere
-All over the United States, mayors and other officials fed up with residents who ignore social distancing guidelines have been shutting down parks, beaches, marinas and other public areas.
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BuffaloChicagoClevelandCOVID-19DetroitDrinking WaterDuluthFeature ClevelandFeature DetroitFeature MilwaukeeFeature-ChicagoFreightersGary WilsonIllinoisLatest NewsMichiganMilwaukeeMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsin
Water for All: Milwaukee, Chicago lead in ensuring water during COVID-19 crisis
-Some Great Lakes cities and states are ahead of the game when it comes to ending water shutoffs during the COVID-19 crisis. Others aren’t.
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COVID-19FreightersIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsLorraine BoissoneaultNewsU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
Shipping Continues: Great Lakes shipping season opens with extra social distancing
-Great Lakes shipping hasn’t been stopped by the coronavirus, even as the industry waits to see how it will be impacted in the long term.
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ClevelandCOVID-19James ProffittLatest NewsNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and Fishing
COVID-19 Catches: Social distancing doesn’t stop Great Lakes fishing
-Stay at home orders aren’t stopping people from fishing in the lakes.
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COVID-19DetroitFeature DetroitKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioProtectU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
Tighter Restrictions: COVID-19 makes it harder to cross Great Lakes borders between U.S. and Canada
-Customers who attempt to pay with cash at the Blue Water Bridge or Detroit-Windsor Tunnel will be turned away.
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APEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake SuperiorMinnesotaNewsProtect
Minnesota Supreme Court agrees to hear PolyMet permit appeal
-PolyMet pointed out that the DNR has already held a 15-year-long environmental review and permitting process that included numerous chances for the public to weigh in.
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Chicago mayor thinking about closing city trails, parks
-“When we have masses of people out there as I just saw … it’s a problem,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said. “We know what happens when we don’t social distance.”
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PFAS News Roundup: Indiana restricts PFAS foam, Wisconsin utility sued, 651 military bases likely polluted
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.