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Invasive SpeciesLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsSea lamprey control program receives OK to rehire federal workers, after initial scare
-Last month’s federal staffing cuts and hiring freezes threatened the sea lamprey control program. Now, it has permission to rehire the staff it originally planned to.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageGary WilsonLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsTrump threatens Great Lakes agreements between U.S. and Canada
-The Great Lakes Compact, along with other binational agreements that protect the lakes, are at risk as Trump expands pressure on Canada beyond tariffs.
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Lake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismTourismU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWisconsinNational parks see a record number of visitors, including in Wisconsin
-Growing demand at parks comes as Trump administration looks to cut staff to manage them.
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CollaborationEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsHow Trump’s trade war could impact US electricity prices — and state climate plans
-Northern states are depending on imported Canadian hydropower to clean up their grids. What happens now?
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Feature HomepageForests and PlantsHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchWisconsinUS Forest Service firings decimate already understaffed agency: ‘It’s catastrophic’
-“We are losing an entire generation of talent and passion.”
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationForests and PlantsInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchTourismTrump firings hit Great Lakes sea lamprey program, Michigan forestry workers
-Fish and wildlife officials tasked with holding back a species that would otherwise decimate the Great Lakes fishery were among those caught up in a mass purge of federal workers.
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Feature HomepageLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWill JD Vance save the Great Lakes from Trump?
-The vice president once pushed for restoration funding. Advocates hope he hasn’t forgotten.
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AgricultureBlue EconomyFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
What the recent tariff news means for the Great Lakes
-How Trump’s trade policies might impact the automotive, energy and agricultural industries in the region.
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AuthorsDetroitDrinking WaterEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPFASPolicyWaterfront DevelopmentSuperfund Sites: New Detroit River site added for threats of PCB, metal, cyanide contamination
-The former McLouth Steel Corporation site in Trenton, Michigan, was added to the Superfund list in May because of its risk to the Detroit River.
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AuthorsBudgetDrinking WaterFlintGary WilsonGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisInfrastructureLake MichiganLeadNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRegionThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWill new Illinois governor revive state’s interest in the Great Lakes?
-With a new governor leading, will Illinois fall into step more closely with other states and the Canadian provinces in the basin, at least on some issues?
