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Energy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIan WendrowIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioWisconsinGreat Lakes Energy News Roundup: Illinois, Ohio coal plants closing; Michigan treatment plant upgrade, Wisconsin poor infrastructure
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.
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Lake Michigan drownings surge to new high in 2020
-Drownings in Lake Michigan have reached record levels with at least 53 people dead so far this year.
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ChicagoClimate ChangeDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature-ChicagoGary WilsonIllinoisLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinPolicy Expert Q&A: Keep advocating with elected officials for safe drinking water
-University of Chicago Professor Sabina Shaikh is a senior lecturer and the director of the Program on the Global Environment at the university.
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ChicagoCollaborationFeature-ChicagoFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationIllinoisLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchChicago Wetlands Shrank by 40% During the 20th Century
-A team of graduate students measured wetland and biodiversity changes during the 100 years following the reversal of the Chicago River.
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsCollaborationDrinking WaterFlintForever Chemicals FeaturedGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsLeadMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioWater Quality and Restoration EffortsAcross the U.S., millions of people are drinking unsafe water. How can we fix that?
-Aging infrastructure, legacy pollution and emerging contaminants are creating a growing urgency to pay attention to the quality of the water we drink.
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ChicagoFeature-ChicagoIllinoisLake MichiganLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsNatasha BlakelyNewsScience, Technology, ResearchShipwrecksOne Old, One New: Teen project finds meteorite fragments in Lake Michigan
-In a live update, students and researchers shared two major finds from The Aquarius Project’s years-long attempt to find the meteorite.
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ChicagoFeature-ChicagoIllinoisLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchMissing Meteorite: Did the search in Lake Michigan find it?
-Adler Planetarium is giving a live virtual update on its teen meteorite-finding project, The Aquarius Project.
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CollaborationIllinoisIndianaLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsinEPA Region 5 refutes internal watchdog report finding possible major issues in record keeping
-The Office of Inspector General report found a “lack of effective internal controls” in record keeping that could affect litigation and information requests.
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Eastland Documentary: Filmmakers talk behind-the-scenes journey and stories
-Learn more about the tragedy and what inspired the filmmakers to tell the story of the Eastland.
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Chicago’s Eastland Disaster: Explore this Great Lakes tragedy with a Storymap
-Navigate through this digital feature to learn more about this steamship and its tragic story.
