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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

I Speak for the Fish: The great seasonal flip

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now January 16, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Energy News Roundup: Line 5 approval is appealed by tribes and environmental groups

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now January 11, 2024
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, John Hartig, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Ohio provides example for funding Detroit and Rouge rivers’ sediment cleanup

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now January 8, 2024
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Featured, Gary Wilson, History and Culture, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Who We Are and What We Do

Book Review: Author Sue Leaf’s latest takes a philosophical look at life on Lake Superior’s South Shore

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now January 2, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Energy News Roundup, Featured, News, Who We Are and What We Do

Energy News Roundup: Community solar projects seen as key step toward energy justice in Illinois, Great Lakes offshore wind farm put on hold

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now December 28, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Nibi Chronicles: How to craft a memorandum of understanding with trout

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now December 22, 2023November 8, 2025
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New EPA Great Lakes executive warns on “moon shot” cleanup goal for toxic sites

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now December 21, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Cleveland, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Ideastream Public Media, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Erie, Ohio, Region, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do, Wind

Cleveland’s Icebreaker Wind project on hold due to rising costs, pushback

by Ideastream Public Media December 20, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

I Speak for the Fish: ‘Twas the night before Fishmas

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now December 18, 2023November 8, 2025
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The Great Lakes Compact at 15: Region celebrates, veteran policy experts caution against complacency

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now December 13, 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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