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APClimate ChangeFoodHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchTribal Governments and First NationsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMinnesota Ojibwe harvest sacred, climate-imperiled wild rice
-Wild rice is sacred to Indigenous peoples in the region, because it’s part of their creation story — and because for centuries it staved off starvation during harsh winters.
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Algae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageInfrastructureLake ErieNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsLake Erie’s Failed Algae Strategy Hurts Poor Communities the Most
-Algae blooms are hiking the cost of water for people already struggling to pay their bills.
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Climate ChangeFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsAmerica’s summer of floods: What cities can learn from today’s climate crises to prepare for tomorrow’s
-The recent floods provide case studies that can help cities everywhere manage the increasing risk.
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDanger Looms Where Toxic Algae Blooms
-Billions spent on strategies to limit nutrient pollution that don’t work.
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Algae BloomsBooks, Authors, Art and MusicCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeEvents and Special BroadcastsFeature HomepageHistory and CultureInterviewLake ErieNewsResearch, Data and TechnologySandra SvobodaScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts“Talking about the bloom:” Meet filmmaker David J. Ruck
-Great Lakes native David J. Ruck discusses environmental storytelling, Lake Erie’s algae blooms and his new documentary film, set to air on six PBS stations on Sept. 12.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeDetroit RiverFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJohn HartigLake ErieLake OntarioLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSt. Lawrence RiverWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes Moment: Chemical contaminant in St. Lawrence River herring gull eggs traced to Detroit River
-“Although the rate that these contaminants are transported downstream is slow, the cumulative effect over years can cause measurable increases in fish and wildlife downstream.”
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeFeature HomepageForests and PlantsLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsProtectRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchTourismUnder current climate trends, Michigan’s Up North forests could be doomed
-World nations’ current climate action plans would still allow moderate warming. A new study shows without more aggressive action to slow climate change, the world’s boreal forests could see dramatic losses.
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ChicagoClimate ChangeCoal Ash ProjectFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinRising waters, sinking feeling: From the Great Lakes to the Ohio River, climate change puts coal ash impoundments at risk
-More frequent flooding multiplies the risk that coal ash will contaminate rivers, lakes and groundwater. Experts say the time to act is now.
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ChicagoClimate ChangeCoal Ash ProjectDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationHistory and CultureIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsLeaking landfills: Unregulated coal ash poses a buried, brewing threat to Lake Michigan and beyond, new lawsuit says
-As the EPA steps up enforcement of coal ash regulations, environmentalists demand action on historic coal ash not covered by those rules.
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Climate ChangeCoal Ash ProjectEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationHistory and CultureIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinCracking down on coal ash: Tough talk and tough choices
-The EPA says it is getting serious about enforcing federal coal ash rules. But massive challenges remain, from recalcitrant state regulators to environmental justice conundrums to ballooning costs for ratepayers.
