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Filmmaker looks at Detroit through the lens of water, life events and justice

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now August 9, 2023
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Energy News Roundup: Improvements coming to Michigan’s power grid, Congress can’t agree on climate spending

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PFAS News Roundup: Legislation introduced in Michigan, Ways to reduce your exposure

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now August 1, 2023
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Michigan tribes fight long odds to restore wild rice, their history

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Science Says What? Lessons learned from a deliberate dilbit spill

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Nibi Chronicles: A portal to the Burt Lake Band’s violent expulsion

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Eat Your Heartland Out: The importance of commercial and recreational fishing in the Great Lakes

by Capri S. Cafaro July 20, 2023
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PFAS News Roundup: First-to-market PFAS annihilator in Michigan, $42.4 million in claims against Wisconsin city

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now July 20, 2023
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