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Posted inAlgae Blooms, Climate Change, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Invasive Species, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Q & A: The Great Lakes are stressed. Climate change is making it worse.

by Bridge Michigan November 11, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Algae Blooms, Authors, Gary Wilson, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Overlooked: Small streams can have a big impact on Great Lakes water quality

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now November 4, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inInvasive Species, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research

Genetic Engineering: Researchers take first steps toward controlling sea lamprey

by Andrew Blok October 20, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Fish, Birds and Animals, Indiana, James Proffitt, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

C+: Western Lake Erie receives mediocre score on new report card

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now October 6, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, The States, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: PFAS puts pregnancies at risk, Nestle and La Croix among waters with elevated PFAS

by Natasha Blakely September 24, 2020
Posted inChicago, Feature-Chicago, Fish, Birds and Animals, Guest Article, Habitat Restoration, Illinois, Latest News, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Chicago Wetlands Shrank by 40% During the 20th Century

by Eos September 24, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Chicago, Feature-Chicago, History and Culture, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Natasha Blakely, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Shipwrecks, Who We Are and What We Do

One Old, One New: Teen project finds meteorite fragments in Lake Michigan

by Natasha Blakely September 11, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inChicago, Feature-Chicago, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research

Missing Meteorite: Did the search in Lake Michigan find it?

by GLN Editor September 9, 2020
Posted inAdvocacy, Climate Change, Forests and Plants, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Quebec, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research

One key solution to the world’s climate woes? Canada’s natural landscapes

by The Narwhal August 19, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Agriculture, Algae Blooms, Authors, Cleveland, Feature Cleveland, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, James Proffitt, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Toxic Algae 2020: Moderate bloom forecasted for Lake Erie

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now July 20, 2020November 9, 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.
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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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