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Posted inAdvocacy, Climate Change, Detroit, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Michigan Gov. Whitmer’s plan needs to move from aspiration to action, says Detroit climate advocate

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now June 14, 2022
Posted inAdvocacy, Detroit, Equity and Environmental Justice, Guest Article, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

As agencies seek more environmental justice data, longtime residents are skeptical

by Energy News Network June 13, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDetroit, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region

“Thank God that smell is gone”: Detroit incinerator to be demolished after decades of complaints

by Michigan Public June 6, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit, Detroit River, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Habitat Restoration, History and Culture, John Hartig, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Rewilding Metropolitan Detroit

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now June 6, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, Detroit, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism

Detroit City Council wants to make Detroit River a World Heritage Site

by Michigan Public May 12, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, John Hartig, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Toronto, Tourism, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Similarities between the Don and Rouge rivers, and one big difference

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now May 2, 2022
Posted inDetroit, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Ontario, PFAS, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

FRESH: U.S. Lawmakers Propose Great Lakes Federal Agency

by Circle of Blue April 5, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Authors, Chicago, Detroit, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Lead, Featured, Flint, Gary Wilson, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, The States, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Substantive change will require a ‘massive culture shift’ in federal, state and local agencies

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now March 18, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit, Detroit River, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, John Hartig, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Detroit River, a magnet for bald eagle photography

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now March 7, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDetroit, Great Lakes Now's Year-End Posts, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Year in Review 2021: As the year ends, I’m still thinking about summer joy… and summer flooding

by Anna Sysling, Great Lakes Now December 27, 2021November 9, 2025

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  • This northern Michigan program hopes to cultivate the next generation of farmers
    “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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