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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes most unwanted: Top 10 invasive species
-Researchers make sense of the extensive variety and effects of invasive species.
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Feature HomepageLake ErieLake OntarioLatest NewsNewsOntarioTorontoWater Quality and Restoration EffortsTwo high school students want to keep trash out of the Great Lakes. They think rivers are the key
-Using trackers to follow the path of plastic bottles in rivers around the Greater Toronto Area, the students found hot spots for garbage before it enters Lake Ontario and Lake Erie.
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Feature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsHow northern Michiganders can help people affected by hurricanes
-Organizations from northern Michigan have been sending people to assist with relief efforts on the ground. Here are some ways to help from home.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsOntarioRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsThe lonely Lake Superior caribou and a lesson in limits
-Ontario’s southernmost herd illustrates how hard it is to bring a species back from the brink — and why we need to recognize tipping points before we reach them.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterFlintInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsA decade after Flint, feds require nationwide lead pipe removal
-A rule finalized Tuesday gives water providers across the country 10 years to get lead pipes out of their drinking water systems.
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BudgetFeature HomepageIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinMidwest States Struggle to Fund Dam Safety Projects, Even as Federal Aid Hits Historic Highs
-Many dams in the Midwest do not meet grant eligibility requirements, leaving safety officials and residents worried about how they’ll prevent future collapses as flood risks increase.
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ChicagoClimate ChangeDrinking WaterFeature HomepageIllinoisLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinJoliet, Illinois, Plans to Source Its Future Drinking Water From Lake Michigan. Will Other Cities Follow?
-As aquifers dry up, some Midwest communities are looking to the region’s greatest natural resources for a solution.
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AuthorsLatest NewsLisa John RogersMinnesotaNewsOhioPFASPFAS News RoundupPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinPFAS Roundup: Minnesota PFAS regulation said to be the strictest
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in the Great Lakes region.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFoodForests and PlantsHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchStaci Lola DrouillardWater Quality and Restoration EffortsNibi Chronicles: The Gift of Manoomin
-The rice harvest — manoominike — has officially started across Ojibwe country. Columnist Staci Lola Drouillard talks with her cousin about harvesting and processing wild rice, as well as the importance of water quality for growing “the good berry.”
