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Monthly Archives: November 2023

Posted inEnergy News Roundup, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News

Energy News Roundup: Renewable energy fuels major economic payoffs in rural Indiana, Amazon announces its first Michigan solar farm project

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now November 30, 2023

Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Climate Change, Featured, Latest News, News, Science Says What, Science, Technology, Research, Sharon Oosthoek, Who We Are and What We Do

Science Says What? Global worming and the Great Lakes (yes, you read that right)

by Sharon Oosthoek November 30, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, James Proffitt, Latest News, News, Who We Are and What We Do

New York state sues Pepsico over plastic pollution in Buffalo

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now November 29, 2023
Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News

Remaking Port Milwaukee into a Great Lakes trade hub

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now November 29, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inLatest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region

After a pandemic pause, Detroit restarts water shut-offs – part of a nationwide trend as costs rise

by The Conversation November 28, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, News, Waves of Change

Waves of Change: Meet Executive Director Alicia Smith

by Great Lakes Now November 28, 2023
Posted inLatest News, News

Points North: Ghost towns lost and found

by Interlochen Public Radio November 27, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Brian Owens, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

We’re going to need a bigger fishbowl

by Brian Owens, Great Lakes Now November 22, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Who We Are and What We Do

The Four Sisters: Bangs, Lugalette, Bannock and Frybread

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now November 21, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Latest News, News, PFAS News Roundup, Who We Are and What We Do

PFAS News Roundup: Wastewater is key contributor of ‘forever chemicals’ pollution, according to report

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now November 21, 2023

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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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