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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchI Speak for the Fish: The great seasonal flip
-The Great Lakes underwater realm has distinct seasons just like the topside domain.
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Climate ChangeDetroitFeature DetroitIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsProtectScience, Technology, ResearchWhy poor air quality isn’t just a summer problem in Detroit
-“Atmospheric inversions” caused several days of polluted air this week in much of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, though it did not rise to the level of an air quality action alert.
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Books, Authors, Art and MusicDuluthFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsFoodHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLake SuperiorLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsOntarioRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchWisconsinTwenty companies pledge to use all parts of Great Lakes fish by 2025
-Fish-leather purses and wallets may make their way into Great Lakes fashion with an initiative to use 100% of commercially caught fish by 2025.
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APClimate ChangeFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchCarbon pollution is down in the US, but not fast enough to meet Biden’s 2030 goal, new report says
-Climate-altering pollution from greenhouse gases declined by nearly 2% in the United States in 2023, even as the economy expanded at a faster clip, a new report finds.
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Climate ChangeEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsScience, Technology, ResearchTraverse City-based policy center appeals Michigan’s Line 5 permit
-The nonprofit For Love Of Water, which was an intervenor in the case, says the commission’s decision violates the Michigan Environmental Protection Act.
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AuthorsDetroitFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchGreat Lakes Moment: Ohio provides example for funding Detroit and Rouge rivers’ sediment cleanup
-Ohio will soon embark on removing the Gorge Dam on the Cuyahoga River. Their approach could be a model for cleaning up contaminated sediments in the Detroit and Rouge rivers.
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For the first time in a century, martens have been spotted on Lake Superior’s Madeline Island
-The discovery indicates a positive trend for the recovery of Wisconsin’s only state endangered mammal.
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Climate ChangeFeature HomepageLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchWarmer winters mean less ice on Lake Michigan – hurting lake trout and whitefish
-All of the Great Lakes are experiencing declining ice coverage in the winter, which could affect recreation and shorelines.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchPoints North: The turtle takeover
-Red-eared sliders are one of the most common pet turtle species in the world. They can grow to the size of dinner plates and live around 40 years. Because of that, people often release them. That causes a big problem.
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APForests and PlantsLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsBiden administration moves to protect old-growth forests as climate change brings fires, pests
-The Biden administration moved to conserve groves of old-growth trees on national forests across the U.S. and limit logging as climate change amplifies the threats they face from wildfires, insects and disease.
