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Pictured Rocks to begin charging 1st entrance fee in March
-Park officials announced Monday that the park along Lake Superior will start charging visitor fees starting March 1, 2022, and that camping fees and lighthouse tour fees will increase as of Jan. 1.
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Energy News RoundupFeature HomepageIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeEnergy News Roundup: Duke Energy’s financial assistance program, propane price increases in Minnesota, Pennsylvania prepares for increased energy costs
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.
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CollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationLatest NewsMichiganNewsProtectRecreation and TourismSleeping Bear park officials ask visitors to stop building structures on lakeshore
-A driftwood tipi standing on a beach east of Pyramid Point is a clear indication of human hands at work. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore recently posted a picture of one on its Facebook page to encourage people not to leave a trace.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupFeature HomepageIllinoisIndigenous CommunitiesInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioOntarioPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeDrinking Water News Roundup: Infrastructure funding in Minnesota, Wisconsin, false confidence in Michigan water
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMore people are worried about the health of the Great Lakes, according to poll
-The poll by the Great Lakes Water Quality Board asked 4,500 people to rate the current status of the environmental health of their favorite Great Lake.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFish, Birds and AnimalsInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchFor the first time, “rock snot” nuisance algal blooms found in Lower Peninsula trout stream
-“It tends to look like a cotton wooly substance. And despite the term ‘rock snot,’ it’s not slimy; it’s actually quite coarse,” said Joanne Foreman, Invasive Species Communications Coordinator with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
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Feature HomepageIllinoisIndianaLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeTaylor HaeltermanWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinLower Rates: New flood risk assessment will reduce insurance rates in the Great Lakes region
-Michigan in particular will see a drop in flood-related insurance premiums. But overall, every Great Lakes state will have a larger percentage of residents receiving immediate rate decreases than the national average of 23%.
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ChicagoDetroit RiverFeature HomepageHabitat RestorationIllinoisIndianaJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsProtectScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinGreat Lakes Moment: Small habitat patches can have big ecological impact
-Researchers found that preserving small, isolated patches of land is just as critical to biodiversity and saving species as preserving large swathes of it. Key examples reside in Detroit and Chicago.
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Alex HillDrinking WaterFeature HomepageLake HuronLatest NewsMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyMapping the Great Lakes: Find out if Lake Huron water ends up in your faucet
-Where do we get our water? It’s a critically important and highly regulated question, yet it took some digging to find the answers.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyRising Cost of Water in Michigan Leads to Affordability Problems
-A growing number of Michigan households are burdened by high water bills, report finds.
