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Climate ChangeCollaborationDrinking WaterEarth WeekIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMinnesotaNew YorkNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental Justice
17 Young People on the Moment the Climate Crisis Became Real to Them
-Teen Vogue heard from more than 80 young people about how they imagine the climate crisis might define their future. Here’s what they said.
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America’s gas-fueled vehicles imperil Biden’s climate goals
-There are too many gas-powered passenger vehicles in the United States — roughly 279 million — to replace them in less than a decade, experts say.
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Climate ChangeCommercial FishingFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsIndigenous CommunitiesLake HuronLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreational Hunting and FishingTourism
Native Rights: Where Great Lakes Tribes can fish and how much is up for debate
-The specifics of Great Lakes Tribes’ right to fish is being hammered out in court, even as state-licensed commercial fishers and the state of Michigan fight over their rules.
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Michigan agency to include climate in tunnel permit review
-The Michigan Public Service Commission delivered a split decision Wednesday in a high-stakes battle over the Line 5 oil pipeline.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and Technology
Scientists Concerned About the Bottom of the Food Web in the Great Lakes
-The warming climate could mean changes for the base of the food web in the lakes, but researchers are not yet sure what those changes might be.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, Research
Report: Lake Michigan is ‘running a fever.’ More storms, less fish possible.
-A federal study finds that climate change is warming even the deepest waters of big lakes, which could shorten their winters and have a ripple effect on their health.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationDrinking WaterEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Is the Line 5 tunnel a bridge to Michigan’s energy future or a bad deal?
-With climate action on the state and national agenda, critics of Enbridge Line 5 warn that investing in new pipeline infrastructure undermines Michigan’s pathway to carbon neutrality. Experts say it’s not so simple.
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In flooded Michigan neighborhoods, who should pay for sea walls?
-For two straight summers, residents of Detroit’s Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood watched water pour into basements and pool in streets, a result of coastal flooding that will become increasingly common throughout the Great Lakes as climate change progresses.
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BudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationDrinking WaterFeature HomepageInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Michigan’s Rural Water Systems Confront Generations of Inadequate Investment
-A critical juncture is reached for providing water to rural communities around the region.
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APClimate ChangeFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLake ErieNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, Research
Scientists: Climate-whipped winds pose Great Lakes hazards
-Powerful gusts linked to global warming are damaging water quality and creating a hazard for fish in Lake Erie and perhaps elsewhere in the Great Lakes, according to researchers.