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ChicagoClimate ChangeCollaborationDetroitEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsinGreat Lakes platform helps connect green investors with regional projects
-The Great Lakes Impact Investment Platform features 40 projects representing nearly $4.5 billion in investment opportunities, including household energy efficiency retrofits, coal mine reclamation and solar development.
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Year in Review 2021: As the year ends, I’m still thinking about summer joy… and summer flooding
-New Associate Producer Anna Sysling contemplates self-care, the small wonders of Great Lakes nature and the devastating impacts of climate on the region.
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DetroitFeature DetroitFeature HomepageHistory and CultureLake SuperiorLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganMinnesotaNatasha BlakelyNewsOhioPennsylvaniaShipwrecksWisconsinEdmund Fitzgerald 2021: Attend a shipwreck memorial service in person or virtually
-All around the region this week, events are focused on honoring the lives lost on the SS Edmund Fitzgerald and other Great Lakes ships. Many of these shipwreck services and ceremonies will be streamed live online.
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Software to help inventory lead water lines in Detroit
-Data crunched with software from technology startup BlueConduit will hopefully provide a report of the probable locations and number of lead lines, the water department said.
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Great Lakes artists repurposing trash for art
-Dave Matsen, a retired professional photographer from Ludington, Michigan, found inspiration from his garbage at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Soil hauled from Detroit park as part of storm water project
-Soil is being removed from Detroit’s Rouge Park as part of a storm water retention project to reduce flooding in streets and basements during periods of heavy rainfall. The project is expected to capture nearly 100 million gallons of storm water each year.
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Long-duration storm drops 1-4 inches of rain on Detroit area
-The long duration of the storm helped the area avoid levels of flooding that submerged thousands of basements, dozens of streets and even freeways this summer.
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DNR: Virus behind deaths of common carp on Detroit-area lake
-A virus is being blamed on the deaths of between 300 and 600 mostly adult common carp this summer in a Detroit-area lake.
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DetroitFeature DetroitFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioGreat Lakes Moment: International wetlands treaty turns 50
-Most regions throughout the world would be happy to have one wetland of international importance, but the region that includes southeast Michigan and southwest Ontario is notable for having three.
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Program aims to capture storm drain debris headed to lake
-If proven to be effective, an identical strategy to reduce pollution in the lake could be deployed at 11 other drains in Macomb County that empty into Lake St. Clair.
