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Posted inClimate Change, Detroit, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research, TED

TED Countdown: BlocPower CEO Donnel Baird on greening America’s buildings, improving communities

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now July 18, 2023
Posted inClimate Change, Detroit, Events and Special Broadcasts, Feature Detroit, Featured, Great Lakes Conferences Conferences, Great Lakes Now Events and Road/River Shows, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, TED, Video

The TED Countdown Summit is coming to Detroit

by Mila Murray June 29, 2023
Posted inClimate Change, Detroit, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, One Detroit, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Climate change could spell catastrophe for Detroit’s older homes

by Jonathan Shead April 18, 2023
Posted inClimate Change, Detroit, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, One Detroit, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Weathering the floods: Detroit neighborhood faces uncertain future due to climate change

by Jonathan Shead April 7, 2023
Posted inAdvocacy, Detroit, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Infrastructure, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Detroiters can get another 1,125 gallons of water under discount program

by Great Lakes Echo March 3, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, Climate Change, Detroit, Feature Detroit, Featured, Food, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Tourism

These 3 Detroit restaurants are tackling climate change in the kitchen

by Institute for Nonprofit News January 9, 2023
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Extinctions, shrinking habitat spur ‘rewilding’ in cities

by The Associated Press December 7, 2022
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Great Lakes Moment: Detroit’s benefits of a national urban park in Windsor

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now December 5, 2022
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Detroit church to remember sailors lost on the Great Lakes

by The Associated Press November 10, 2022
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Mapping the Great Lakes: Where do you live?

by Alex Hill October 24, 2022November 9, 2025

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  • Great Lakes water levels decline from record highs: What the forecast says
    Over the next six months, the Army Corps predicts water levels will stay below long-term averages on all Great Lakes, except possibly Lake Ontario.
  • Shipwreck hunter discovers sunken 150-year-old luxury liner off the coast of Wisconsin
    The Great Lakes are seeing a "golden age" of shipwreck discoveries, says Wisconsin maritime historian.
  • Enbridge paid police to protect one pipeline. Now it wants to do it again in Wisconsin.
    The Bad River Band is fighting to stop Line 5 and protect its watershed. Meanwhile, local sheriffs are already tallying the cost of riot gear.

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