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Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, PFAS, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Students at Michigan State and Wisconsin win EPA funding for environmental health innovations

by Great Lakes Echo November 5, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Featured, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Wisconsin officials ask the public to report algal blooms in Lake Superior

by Great Lakes Echo September 24, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inDetroit, Freighters, Guest Article, History and Culture, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks, Wisconsin

Ship doomed on Lake Michigan now moored on National Register of Historic Places

by Great Lakes Echo July 17, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News

Butterflies race for state insect status

by Great Lakes Echo June 11, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Dams may slow harmful algal blooms in urban lakes, expert says

by Great Lakes Echo May 16, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inBuffalo, Climate Change, Detroit, Duluth, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research

Are Great Lakes cities ready for climate migrants?

by Great Lakes Echo March 23, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAgriculture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Pennsylvania, Region, Science, Technology, Research

Pennsylvania farmers convicted of poisoning over two dozen migratory birds

by Great Lakes Echo March 12, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inLatest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research

Preserving Minnesota’s bogs could fight climate change

by Great Lakes Echo February 14, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inChicago, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature-Chicago, Illinois, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region

Faced with COVID-era civil rights complaints, Chicago commits to environmental justice

by Great Lakes Echo February 14, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inBooks, Authors, Art and Music, Featured, History and Culture, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Michigan, News, Region

Photobook illuminates the beauty of Michigan lighthouses

by Great Lakes Echo February 7, 2024November 8, 2025

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  • 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.
  • Around 200 acres protected along Lake Superior for longest national scenic trail
    The Trust for Public Land conveyed 213 acres to the National Park Service this spring in Iron County.
  • Judge halts some work on Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute in northern Wisconsin
    Bayfield County Judge John Anderson halts work where Enbridge needs more permits to install structures in four waterways.

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