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AuthorsFeature HomepageGary WilsonLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsTrump threatens Great Lakes agreements between U.S. and Canada
-The Great Lakes Compact, along with other binational agreements that protect the lakes, are at risk as Trump expands pressure on Canada beyond tariffs.
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Lake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismTourismU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWisconsinNational parks see a record number of visitors, including in Wisconsin
-Growing demand at parks comes as Trump administration looks to cut staff to manage them.
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CollaborationEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsHow Trump’s trade war could impact US electricity prices — and state climate plans
-Northern states are depending on imported Canadian hydropower to clean up their grids. What happens now?
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Feature HomepageLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWill JD Vance save the Great Lakes from Trump?
-The vice president once pushed for restoration funding. Advocates hope he hasn’t forgotten.
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AgricultureBlue EconomyFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
What the recent tariff news means for the Great Lakes
-How Trump’s trade policies might impact the automotive, energy and agricultural industries in the region.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeTribal Governments and First NationsU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsTackling environmental racism in Chemical Valley
-After facing decades of pollution from industry in Sarnia, Ontario, Aamjiwnaang First Nation and the federal government are moving ahead with a plan to address the toxic legacy.
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CollaborationEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsTrump tries to block EV charger money — again. Michigan impact ‘clear as mud’
-Michigan has spent $2.2 million out of $110 million it was promised for EV chargers under a program the Trump administration is now attempting to prevent more spending through.
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Latest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsIced out? Research on the Great Lakes goes ahead amid funding chaos.
-Ice fishing anglers could help fill in a data gap on how thick the ice is.
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Feature HomepageHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeTribal Governments and First NationsU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsLife on the frontlines of Ontario’s critical mineral boom
-The Doug Ford government is pushing for a prospecting rush across northern Ontario, leaving a blanket of mineral claims on land where First Nations are still fighting for title.
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Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsHe’ll try, but Trump can’t stop the clean energy revolution
-The cost of renewables is plummeting, heat pumps are selling like crazy, and red states are raking in cash from the IRA.
