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APFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsProtectScience, Technology, ResearchWolves that nearly died out from inbreeding recovered, now helping a remote island’s ecosystem
-Meanwhile, the park’s moose population continues a sharp but needed decline.
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AuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsGary WilsonHabitat RestorationLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsLandmark Great Lakes coastal wetland program continues restoration drive that began in 2010
-Climate change is causing scientists to cope with unpredictable challenges.
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Climate ChangeDetroitFeature DetroitFeature HomepageForests and PlantsLake OntarioLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioScience, Technology, ResearchTorontoWildfire smoke can harm human health, even when the fire is hundreds of miles away – a toxicologist explains why
-Chances are, if you’re a healthy individual, going for a bike ride or a hike in light haze won’t be a big deal, and your body will be able to recover.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyInside the Michigan lab where scientists raise killer bugs to save trees
-The emerald ash borer, an invasive beetle that feeds on ash wood, has killed hundreds of millions of ash trees across North America. The key to saving what’s left may be growing behind paned glass in a quiet Brighton business park.
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Asian CarpAuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipChicagoFeature HomepageGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIllinoisInvasive SpeciesLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRefreshIllinois, feds grapple with agreement that would advance billion dollar plan to stop invasive carp
-Illinois objects to terms of “complex” partnership agreement required by the Army Corps of Engineers, while Michigan policy expert questions the need.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeBill aims to allow backyard wildlife feeding, but critics fear deer disease
-State Rep. Ken Borton wants to allow recreational wildlife and bird feeding to be protected. He said the intent is to allow feeding of squirrels and other small animals. But state wildlife officials say that would encourage deer and elk to congregate, spreading disease.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsNewsScience Says WhatScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekScience Says What? Looking for love as northern forests heat up
-Today, southern flying squirrels are routinely found in Ontario’s Algonquin Park, roughly 62 miles (100 km) from their historic northern limit and solidly in the territory of a separate species of squirrel – northern flying squirrels.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationLatest NewsMichiganMilwaukeeMinnesotaNewsOhioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinFRESH: New Wisconsin Law Aims to Protect Watersheds From Farm Runoff
-Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMore fallout from Midland dam failures: blood-sucking parasites in rivers
-The Edenville and Sanford dams once blocked invasive lampreys from entering upstream rivers. But the 2020 dam failures provided an opening, and lamprey now threaten native fish. Regulators say they have a plan.
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AuthorsEnergy News RoundupFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioPolicyScience, Technology, ResearchWisconsinEnergy News Roundup: $400 Million hydrogen fuel plant coming to Michigan, U.N. panel recommends shutting down Line 5
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
