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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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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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Mapping the Great Lakes: Where do you live?

by Alex Hill October 24, 2022November 9, 2025
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Great Lakes Moment: Rouge River Revived

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now October 7, 2022
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Detroit and Toronto among Time Magazine’s “50 Greatest Places”

by Sandra Svoboda July 13, 2022

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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.
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    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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