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Author Archives: Alex Hill

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Who is looking out for the Great Lakes?

by Alex Hill August 16, 2023November 8, 2025

Nine academic initiatives — seven of which are located in Ann Arbor, Michigan — are focused on environmental concerns in the Great Lakes from invasive species to mapping the lakebeds.

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Summertime fishing

by Alex Hill July 10, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Freighters, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Shipping and Ports, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Freighters!

by Alex Hill May 30, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Illinois, Indiana, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Mapping the Great Lakes: Flood risk

by Alex Hill April 24, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Mental health and ‘blue spaces’

by Alex Hill March 27, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Lake Erie, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Snowfall in the snowbelt

by Alex Hill January 23, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Agriculture, Featured, Illinois, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Pennsylvania, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Pumpkin production

by Alex Hill November 28, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Illinois, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, Quebec, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Mapping the Great Lakes: Where do you live?

by Alex Hill October 24, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Illinois, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Shipwrecks, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Underwater discoveries await

by Alex Hill September 26, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Energy, Featured, Illinois, Industry, Lake Ontario, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Can you do an EV road trip around the five lakes?

by Alex Hill August 22, 2022November 9, 2025

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  • Milwaukee Water Works reduces fluoride in drinking water by half due to shortage
    Utilities nationwide have seen supply challenges due to domestic constraints and the ongoing Iran War.
  • Illinois Governor signs landmark plastic pollution bill to protect Great Lakes
    Illinois is the first Great Lakes state to classify plastic pellets as a pollutant, a move advocates say helps keep millions of pellets out of the region’s waterways.
  • Seedling data shows Michigan forests under pressure from climate change, deer, disease
    For three decades, Michigan State University researchers have gone to Manistee National Forest to study seedlings to find out about the future of Michigan’s forests.

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