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Climate ChangeCollaborationCommercial FishingFish, Birds and AnimalsIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInvasive SpeciesLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectScience, Technology, ResearchTribal Governments and First Nations
Breaking up: Ice loss is changing one Anishinaabe fisherman’s relationship with Lake Superior
-Respect for water was as much a part of Phillip Solomon’s fishing education as sawing through thick winter ice. The Anishinaabe fisherman can see how rising temperatures are changing Gitchigumi and the fish his community relies on.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Line 5’s impact on climate change being reviewed as part of tunnel decision
-Line 5 sits on the lakebed of the Straits of Mackinac which connects Lakes Michigan and Huron. Advocates are worried about the risk of an oil spill in the lakes.
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ChicagoClimate ChangeEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, Research
Hydroponic greenhouses continue to offer solution to urban food deserts
-An upcoming hydroponic facility is the latest development in the former company town of Pullman, a community in south Chicago.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeFish, Birds and AnimalsLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWisconsin
Four ways Great Lakes winters are changing as scientists search for clues
-The Great Lakes’ warming winters are well-known through Michigan, in part because declining ice cover is visible from the surface.
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APClimate ChangeFeature HomepageInfrastructureLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, Research
Scientists race to gather winter data on warming Great Lakes
-What’s happening in the Great Lakes during those long, frigid months when they’re often covered partially or completely with ice? A casual observer — and even experts — might be inclined to say, “Not much.”
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ChicagoClimate ChangeCollaborationDetroitEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsin
Great 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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APClimate ChangeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental Justice
Interior Department approves $1B to clean up abandoned wells
-There are over 3 million abandoned oil and gas wells in the U.S., according to the Environmental Protection Agency. And Interior officials say that wells have been exposing millions of people to air and water pollution for decades.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationDuluthIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectThe States
Minnesota cities hope climate emergency resolutions add urgency to responses
-More than a dozen local governments in the state either have or are expected to pass climate emergency resolutions this month as part of an initiative by the Minnesota Cities Climate Caucus.
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Climate ChangeCOP26COVID-19Drinking WaterEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFeature LeadGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
Biden’s First Year: An infrastructure win, but climate and justice plans struggle
-After a year of wins and losses for the Biden administration, environmental law attorney Nick Schroeck talks policy, climate, environmental justice, Line 5, and what it all means for the Great Lakes in this Q&A.