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Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, History and Culture, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research

Why the Great Lakes region is unique for rockhounds

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now August 30, 2023
Posted inDetroit, Feature Detroit, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

TED Countdown: Ford global director of sustainability Cynthia Williams on making Detroit a hub for climate solutions

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now July 21, 2023
Posted inAdvocacy, Climate Change, Detroit, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Flint, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

TED Countdown: Musician Tunde Olaniran from Flint, Michigan on the role of art in the climate crisis

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now July 20, 2023
Posted inDetroit, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, TED

TED Countdown: Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice executive director Laprisha Berry Daniels on providing support, preparing for future

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now July 19, 2023
Posted inClimate Change, Detroit, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research, TED

TED Countdown: BlocPower CEO Donnel Baird on greening America’s buildings, improving communities

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now July 18, 2023
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Illinois, Indiana, Lake Erie, Lake St. Clair, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Refresh, Region, Science, Technology, Research, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

What are wetlands for, anyway?

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now July 10, 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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