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Climate ChangeLake MichiganLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNewsProtectRic MixterWaterfront DevelopmentBefore and After: High water levels at Michigan lighthouse
-Check out this interactive graphic showing Lake Michigan encroaching on the seawall protecting a lighthouse on its eastern shore.
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AdvocacyEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIan WendrowIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsGreat Lakes Energy News Roundup: Ontario politicians on energy, energy monitoring in St. Paul, farmers growing solar
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in this fortnightly headline roundup.
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AdvocacyAPBudgetDrinking WaterDuluthMinnesotaMunicipalitiesNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectMinnesota’s Legislature to consider funding water projects
-This year, cities have coalesced around another financial-aid request, this time for money that would help them pay for aging wastewater and drinking water facilities.
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Native Guide: Identify the local mussels that live around you with these handy apps
-U.S. and Canadian apps provide guides to mussel species to spread awareness and help the general public engage with local aquatic fauna.
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BudgetDrinking WaterGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectQuebecThe ProvincesThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWaterfront DevelopmentThird Rail Proposal: Selling Great Lakes water proposed to lower lake levels
-University of Chicago law professor proposes selling Great Lakes water, sparking renewed denials and reminders of why that isn’t a current possibility.
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Group works to protect Michigan’s Point Betsie Lighthouse
-An organization responsible for maintaining a historic Michigan lighthouse hopes that improving the site’s shoreline protection system will minimize damage from Lake Michigan’s high water levels.
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Ohio wants to put Lake Erie on a new, strict pollution diet
-The state plans to establish tougher regulations on runoff that’s feeding the outbreaks by limiting how much of the pollution is allowed to flow into the lake’s western end, Ohio’s Environmental Protection Agency said.
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Drinking WaterIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganOhioPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWisconsinPFAS weekly roundup: $1M spent in Kalamazoo County, bills face industry opposition in Wisconsin, Ohio River study being designed
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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No Defense: New PFAS documentary looks at military’s role in the crisis
-The film debuts on Feb. 19 at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor.
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AdvocacyAuthorsCommercial FishingFish, Birds and AnimalsFoodJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioProtectRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingYellow Perch, Emerald Shiners: Diet change might have led to drop in fish catches
-While Lake Erie’s walleye population is smashing records, the lake’s populations of yellow perch and emerald shiners aren’t faring quite so well.
