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Tag: dams

Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

‘Mass Aging’ of Dams a Global Safety and Financial Risk, UN Report Says

by Circle of Blue February 4, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Age of Nature, Authors, Events and Special Broadcasts, Great Lakes Now Watch Parties, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, PBS, Sandra Svoboda, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Damming Decisions: Watch party for Great Lakes Now and The Age of Nature

by Sandra Svoboda October 21, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Age of Nature, Authors, Fish, Birds and Animals, Guest Article, Habitat Restoration, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Lorraine Boissoneault, New York, News, PBS, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

When a Dam Comes Down: Removal of dams allows fish passage and habitat restoration

by GLN Editor October 15, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Michigan Dam Safety Task Force holds first virtual meeting

by Michigan Public September 10, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Budget, Gary Wilson, Illinois, Indiana, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Dam Investment: How does Michigan stack up against Great Lakes peers?

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now June 16, 2020
Posted inArticle, Latest News, News

Water Power: The Good, the Bad, and the Bubbly

by GLN Editor October 25, 2016
Posted inArticle, News

What is the Great Lakes Public Forum? A lot of things. Start here.

by GLN Editor October 5, 2016November 10, 2025

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    “Nobody gets into farming for sane reasons, other than the sanity of knowing where your food comes from and just general health,” said one student at the Great Lakes Incubator Farm, which teaches people how to work in agriculture.
  • Great Lakes shipping lost third of season to ‘inadequate icebreaking’
    The Lake Carriers Association said in a report that it lost 82 shipping days this year because the US Coast Guard failed to break enough ice. Despite repeated attempts, Congress hasn’t invested in a new icebreaker for the Great Lakes.
  • Whitefish waning. Should Michigan have commercial trout, walleye catches?
    Bills under consideration in the House aim to expand commercial access to walleye and trout as whitefish catch rates plummet. Recreational fishing advocates and state fishing regulators object.

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