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Posted inClimate, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Many elderly Ohioans feel unprepared for severe weather, study finds

by Great Lakes Echo January 13, 2025
Posted inLatest News, Michigan, News, Region

Wolves could expand across the eastern U.S. — but they might need help

by Great Lakes Echo December 18, 2024
Posted inClimate, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research

NOAA to study Great Lakes climate change with underwater robots

by Great Lakes Echo December 2, 2024
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, PFAS, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, 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, Wisconsin

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

by Great Lakes Echo September 24, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inCulture, Freighters, 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, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

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

by Great Lakes Echo May 16, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inClimate, 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, Industry, 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

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    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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