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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismPaddle Battle: International canoe race brings families together
-Thousands travel to the Au Sable River in Michigan every summer to watch the AuSable River Canoe Marathon, one of three major canoe races, with the other two in New York and Quebec.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipForests and PlantsLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeGroups mobilize to protect Upper Peninsula forest lands from mining, logging
-Hoping to seize upon the Biden administration’s pro-public lands agenda, a coalition of Michigan environmental groups is mounting a push to shield tens of thousands of acres in the western Upper Peninsula from future logging and other development.
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State investigating common carp deaths in Michigan lake
-Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources said between 250 and 500 of the fish have been found dead since mid-July in Lake Orion, northwest of Detroit.
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Michigan making exceptions to weather-related swim ban
-Surfers, kite boarders and water boarders could be exempt from a proposed Michigan policy that would bar people from swimming at state beaches when waves are more than 8 feet high.
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DetroitDetroit RiverFeature DetroitFeature HomepageHabitat RestorationHistory and CultureJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganGreat Lakes Moment: Sugar Island is getting an ecological makeover
-In this month’s column, John Hartig explores the history of Sugar Island and what’s coming next for it, which involves a massive habitat restoration project.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyRecreational Hunting and FishingAfter federal rule change, Michigan resumes killing cormorants to save fish
-Under a new federal permit program, Michigan officials can kill up to 9,650 adult cormorants and destroy up to 1,400 nests in hopes of keeping fish out of the birds’ bellies and on Michigan anglers’ fishing hooks.
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Enbridge removes anchor from Michigan’s Straits of Mackinac
-Enbridge said Monday it had retrieved an anchor that broke away from a maintenance vessel while on the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesForever Chemicals FeaturedIllinoisInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaPFASRachel DuckettWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDrinking Water Roundup: Line 3 opposition persists during Minnesota drought, $15M in Michigan drinking water grants, lead pipes in Illinois and Ohio
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Enbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioOntarioWisconsinEnergy News Roundup: Tech giants race to buy renewable energy, Line 3 dispute reaches Minnesota Supreme Court, FirstEnergy settles in Ohio bribery case
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.
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Drinking WaterEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageForever Chemicals FeaturedGrand RapidsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioPennsylvaniaPFASPFAS News RoundupPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: EPA approved PFAS use for fracking, $20M for Ontario airport cleanup, PFAS Action Act set for House vote
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
