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Toledo’s community art highlights importance of native plants for safe drinking water
- by Great Lakes Echo

“Telling this story through something visual that beautifies a community is a great way to educate Toledo residents and reconnect them to nature in the place they call home.”

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Too Many Geese and Not Enough Mussels
- by Mila Murray

Managing Canada geese, saving freshwater mussels, and an Ojibwe lens on the fur trade.

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Tackling environmental racism in Chemical Valley
- by The Narwhal

After facing decades of pollution from industry in Sarnia, Ontario, Aamjiwnaang First Nation and the federal government are moving ahead with a plan to address the toxic legacy.

Toledo’s community art highlights importance of native plants for safe drinking water
- by Great Lakes Echo

“Telling this story through something visual that beautifies a community is a great way to educate Toledo residents and reconnect them to nature in the place they call home.”

The early elk hunt was tough last year. Hot weather is likely to blame.
- by Interlochen Public Radio

The DNR said daily high temperatures during 2024’s early hunt were consistently above 70 degrees, which hampered hunting.

New York’s proposed PFAS legislation and other Great Lakes states latest efforts to combat ‘forever chemicals’
- by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now

More PFAS news with an update on Wisconsin’s frozen funding, and how federal freezes are impacting pollution grants.

The fascinating history of the Great Lakes Yemeni sailors
- by Stephen Starr, Great Lakes Now

Abdullatif Ahmed recalls his journey from Yemen to working on the icy waters of the Great Lakes, where Yemeni sailors shaped the region’s maritime history.

Trump tries to block EV charger money — again. Michigan impact ‘clear as mud’
- by Bridge Michigan

Michigan has spent $2.2 million out of $110 million it was promised for EV chargers under a program the Trump administration is now attempting to prevent more spending through.

Iced out? Research on the Great Lakes goes ahead amid funding chaos.
- by Grist

Ice fishing anglers could help fill in a data gap on how thick the ice is.

Wisconsin is still sitting on $125 million for PFAS cleanup
- by Wisconsin Watch

Gov. Tony Evers is proposing more funding to clean up the persistent chemicals, while offering farmers more protections.

CDC awards biomonitoring grants to Great Lakes states, future funding unclear
- by Great Lakes Echo

New grants to Great Lakes states to measure harmful chemicals in marginalized communities are facing uncertainty.

Geese are a problem. What can we do?
- by Great Lakes Now

We took a look at efforts to manage the overpopulation of Canada geese.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker set ambitious climate goals for the state. It’s far from meeting them.
- by WBEZ

From electric vehicles to renewable energy, Illinois is lagging — and it faces even more challenges.

Climate misinformation is rife on social media – and poised to get worse
- by The Conversation

Meta’s decision could open the floodgates to more climate misinformation on its apps, including misleading or out-of-context claims during disasters.

 

The Great Lakes Now monthly television program is produced by Detroit PBS in partnership with a network of PBS affiliates around the region. Shooting on location in eight states and Canada, the magazine-style show brings viewers stories about the recreational, economic, scientific, political and environmental issues related to the Great Lakes and drinking water.

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