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Capri CafaroClimate ChangeFeature HomepageLake ErieLake OntarioLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, Research
Scientists work to understand cause of Great Lakes earthquakes
-More sophisticated monitoring systems may contribute to the rise in recorded earthquakes, but that technology does not account for the underlying cause or variation in seismic magnitude.
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Enbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsin
Energy News Roundup: Indigenous communities take lead on energy projects, climate bill defeat impacts solar production
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Will Michigan farmers voluntarily help reduce phosphorus loading into Lake Erie?
-Public pressure is growing over toxic cyanobacteria blooms growing in the western basin of Lake Erie and other places in Michigan.
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Alex HillChicagoClevelandDuluthFeature HomepageHamiltonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsQuebecResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchShipping and Ports
Mapping the Great Lakes: Carrying cargo
-There are billions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of jobs in Great Lakes shipping.
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To reduce harmful algal blooms and dead zones, the US needs a national strategy for regulating farm pollution
-The administration of Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf asked the state’s high court Monday to weigh in on a legal battle over Pennsylvania’s plan to charge power plants for their emissions of planet-warming carbon dioxide.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsIllinoisIndianaLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaRegionResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchShipwrecksThe States
Researchers race to understand what lies beneath the Great Lakes
-Scientists say we have more robust data about the surface of Mars than the floor of the Great Lakes. A new effort spearheaded by academics and government aims to map the entire Great Lakes lakebed.
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ArticleBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingCOVID-19featureFeature HomepageFeature LeadFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsJames ProffittMichiganOhioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingThe StatesTourismWisconsin
State outdoors operations emerge stronger after the pandemic
-The initial surge of COVID-19 restrictions has led to growth at and newfound interest in state recreation sites.
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Drinking Water News Roundup: 8 million Illinoisans get drinking water, backup reservoir used in Indiana, Gov. Whitmer awards clean water grants
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with drinking water in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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ArticleBlue EconomyClimate ChangeEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioOntarioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe ProvincesThe States
Energy News Roundup: Green jobs, solar farms and the value of trees
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.
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BudgetClevelandDuluthFeature ClevelandFeature HomepageFreightersGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeShipping and PortsU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
Can shipping on the Great Lakes take the next step toward transporting high-value container cargo?
-In this Q&A, Lake Carriers’ Association President James Weakley talks Great Lakes shipping economy, ice breakers, the Soo Locks and more.