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Year in Review 2021: Change is good, really, and proof is in the Great Lakes pudding
-Changes in staffing, content and partnerships have led to an evolution in what Great Lakes Now looks like, and News Director Natasha Blakely reflects on those changes.
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APClimate ChangeFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental Justice
Minnesota lake ice shrinking as climate change warms winters
-Air pollution is resulting in warmer lake waters, which in turn leads to more toxic algal blooms in lakes, higher chances of invasive species and declines in populations of lake trout and walleye.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationCOP26Latest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, Research
You Can’t Beat Climate Change Without Tackling Disinformation
-Over more than a century, PR firms built and fine-tuned a machine to deceive the public.
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Study: Warmer summers worsen tick infestations for US moose
-It’s a ghastly sight: ticks by tens of thousands burrowed into a moose’s broad body, sucking its lifeblood as the agonized host rubs against trees so vigorously that much of its fur wears away.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsScience, Technology, Research
Great Lakes temperatures unusually high, posing long-term threats
-The lakes’ temperatures have been higher than the long-term average since the summer and some even longer. Lake Superior for instance has been warmer than average for most of the year.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreational Hunting and FishingWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Climate Change Grips Trout Streams Across the Nation: How Anglers Are Responding
-Across the country, anglers have watched as droughts, floods, and high temperatures batter the rivers they depend on. Now, they’re calling for swift action.
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Climate ChangeEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageLatest NewsNewsShipping and Ports
Green Marine: Are voluntary efforts enough to improve port sustainability?
-Voluntary organization Green Marine encourages port authorities, port terminals, shipping companies and shipyards to improve their sustainability, but regulations and expense remain challenges.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsResearch, Data and Technology
UM researchers think tech could help cities better manage stormwater
-Associate Professor Branko Kerkez at the the university’s Civil and Environmental Engineering school says by using monitors and gate valves connected by the internet, systems can adjust to store water where there’s capacity so it doesn’t rush into areas already overwhelmed by stormwater.
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US Democratic governors to participate in U.N. climate talks
-U.S. governors want a seat at the table as international leaders prepare to gather in Scotland at a critical moment for global efforts to reduce fossil fuel emissions and slow the planet’s temperature rise.
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APClimate ChangeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and Technology
Majority in US concerned about climate: AP-NORC/EPIC poll
-President Joe Biden heads to a vital U.N. climate summit at a time when a majority of Americans regard the deteriorating climate as a problem of high importance to them, an increase from just a few years ago.