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Posted inEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

Michigan’s electric energy future could be wasting away in a junk drawer

by Bridge Michigan August 5, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Freighters, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region

On Lake Michigan, a coal-fired steamship and ferry eyes a clean-energy future

by Bridge Michigan August 2, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, News

From pet to ‘monster.’ The battle to rid Michigan’s Glen Lake of giant koi

by Bridge Michigan July 31, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, News

To tackle climate change, Michigan enlists a ‘corps’ of volunteers

by Bridge Michigan July 15, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inLatest News, Michigan, News, Region, The Checkup

Michigan medical students fight to make climate change part of curriculum

by Bridge Michigan June 24, 2024
Posted inLatest News, News

Audit finds mix of successes, problems with Great Lakes restoration grants

by Bridge Michigan June 20, 2024
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

New study: Great Lakes beaches are littered with plastic trash

by Bridge Michigan May 1, 2024
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, News

Michigan gets $290M boost for water upgrades as Flint crisis anniversary nears

by Bridge Michigan April 24, 2024
Posted inFood, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, PFAS, Recreation and Tourism, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Good news for Michigan smelt season: PFAS levels lower than feared

by Bridge Michigan April 18, 2024
Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Tribal Governments and First Nations

Sault tribe challenges Michigan fishing deal, chides ‘preposterous’ rules

by Bridge Michigan April 4, 2024

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  • ‘The outlook is pretty bleak’: Farmers brace for a difficult season
    A new study says 70% of farmers can’t afford fertilizer, growers across the Great Lakes region say global supply disruptions are forcing difficult decisions.
  • Cleveland Metroparks receives $1.1M to redevelop 106 acres of lakefront
    Federal money will aid a long-term project to convert 106 acres of shoreline into publicly accessible greenspace.
  • Why mining in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters matters to Wisconsin
    Wisconsin lawmakers in both chambers of Congress voted on a bill overturning a 20-year mining ban in the area surrounding the Boundary Waters — Republicans voted to overturn the ban, and Democrats to sustain it.

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