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APEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFlintGroundwater ContaminationLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsChildren of Flint water crisis make change as young environmental and health activists
-Dozens of the children of Flint, Michigan’s lead-contaminated water crisis have turned their trauma into advocacy 10 years after it began.
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Feature HomepageIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsinEnergy News Roundup: Key figure in Ohio bribery scandal dead by suicide
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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CollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsScience, Technology, ResearchPoints North: The Quest for Kiyi
-Small, silvery fish called kiyi used to roam the deep, cold waters of nearly every Great Lake. Remnant populations still exist in Lake Superior, and scientists are wondering: Can we find them?
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Climate ChangeFeature HomepageLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesTourismAfter a hot winter, Whitmer asks for more ways to get aid to businesses
-Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said this week that with warm winters expected to continue, businesses need better access to federal assistance.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeTribal Governments and First NationsSault tribe challenges Michigan fishing deal, chides ‘preposterous’ rules
-With key species like whitefish nearing the brink of collapse, Michigan’s largest Native American tribe wants fewer restrictions on when, how and where its members can fish.
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Palisades “work family” reunites for shot at reopening a Michigan nuclear plant
-The Palisades Nuclear Plant in Covert Township could be the first shuttered nuclear facility to reopen in the U.S.
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AuthorsDetroitDetroit RiverFeature DetroitFeature HomepageJohn HartigLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes Moment: Saving the Conservation Crescent
-Local conservationists coined the term “Conservation Crescent” 25 years ago to better understand and protect several islands in the Detroit River. Here is the recent history of those islands, detailing the success of this movement.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeFeds award $1.5 billion for Palisades nuclear plant restart
-Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm touted the southwest Michigan plant as a key part of America’s energy future. Opponents questioned the safety of the 53-year-old facility.
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Asian CarpFeature HomepageIllinoisInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchIllinois and Army Corps at an impasse over building barrier to prevent invasive carp
-Gov. JB Pritzker sent a letter expressing concern over costs of the $1 billion project and the burden to Illinois taxpayers.
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BuffaloClimate ChangeCollaborationDetroitDuluthLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsScience, Technology, ResearchAre Great Lakes cities ready for climate migrants?
-The Great Lakes region has a lower risk of extreme weather compared to other parts of the country.
