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Alex HillAuthorsBuffaloFeature HomepageLake ErieLake MichiganLake OntarioLatest NewsMichiganNew YorkNewsOntarioRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchMapping the Great Lakes: Snowfall in the snowbelt
-Another environmental oddity of the Great Lakes region is the existence of snowbelts or large areas impacted by lake effect snow.
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AuthorsBooks, Authors, Art and MusicCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeFeature HomepageForests and PlantsHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLake SuperiorMinnesotaNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchStaci Lola DrouillardNibi Chronicles: “The trees of our homeland”
-The Ojibwe word for the paper birch is wiigwaasi-mitig — or Nimishoomis wiigwaas — Grandfather Birch.
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AdvocacyCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMulti-state group prepares Great Lakes basin for effects of climate change
-The Great Lakes Commission has a plan to guide the states and provinces surrounding the Great Lakes toward protecting their communities from the climate-change damage.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationFeature HomepageLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchMichigan winters are super cloudy and getting worse. Here’s how to deal.
-Blame the Great Lakes and climate change for Michigan’s dreary winters.
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AuthorsBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsI Speak for the FishKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchTourismWater Quality and Restoration EffortsI Speak for the Fish: And the survey says…
-Doom and gloom coverage of the Great Lakes’ underwater realm has unfairly skewed the public’s perception.
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AdvocacyClimate ChangeDetroitFeature DetroitFeature HomepageFoodLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchTourismThese 3 Detroit restaurants are tackling climate change in the kitchen
-Food waste is a leading contributor of greenhouse gases. These Detroit restaurants are finding creative – and tasty – ways to reduce their contribution.
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Algae BloomsAPClimate ChangeFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationLake HuronLatest NewsMichiganNewsProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsScientists: Atmospheric carbon might turn lakes more acidic
-The Great Lakes have endured a lot the past century, from supersized algae blobs to invasive mussels and bloodsucking sea lamprey.
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AdvocacyBudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan Democrats aiming to erase business friendly environmental laws
-From polluter pay laws to plastic bag bans, Democrats and environmental advocates hope to reverse Republican-passed laws.
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APFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinStudy: Toxic PFAS chemical plume detected in Green Bay
-Toxic chemicals produced by a plant that manufactures firefighting foam has seeped through groundwater to Lake Michigan’s Green Bay.
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AuthorsDetroitDetroit RiverFeature DetroitFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsRegionScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes Moment: The great blue herons of Stony Island
-It can be quite unsettling to hear the unexpected “frahnk frahnk” of a startled great blue heron who just had its fishing expedition disrupted.
