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AuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFeature HomepageGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRefreshResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, Research
Researchers: Current Great Lakes stewardship is “ill-equipped” to handle future challenges
- by Gary WilsonUniversity of Michigan report calls for new guiding principles and leaders with skills to work across disciplines.
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AuthorsEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioWisconsin
Energy News Roundup: Opposition over solar development in Illinois, excessive heat in Detroit
- by Kathy JohnsonCatch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Episode 2308 Lesson Plans: Shoreline stones
- by Gary Abud Jr.Lessons and activities based on the monthly Great Lakes Now program.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageJohn HartigLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchTorontoU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
Great Lakes Moment: University of Windsor to build capacity for Canada’s national urban parks
- by John HartigCanada is creating a network of urban parks not only to conserve nature, but to connect people and advance reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.
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Eat Your Heartland Out: You, Too, Can Be a Galley Steward
- by Capri S. CafaroIn this episode, learn more about the new Maritime Culinary Certificate at the Great Lakes Culinary Institute in Traverse City, Michigan.
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AuthorsDrinking WaterFeature HomepageIndianaKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioPFASPFAS News RoundupWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
PFAS News Roundup: PFAS likely present in all major water supplies, Court rules against restrictions on PFAS in Michigan
- by Kathy JohnsonCatch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
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AuthorsEnergy News RoundupIllinoisIndianaKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWisconsin
Energy News Roundup: Climate action plan in Illinois, Offshore wind project in Lake Erie
- by Kathy JohnsonCatch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Science Says What? The weight of the world rests on a small Canadian lake
- by Sharon OosthoekA tiny lake just an hour’s drive from Toronto made headlines earlier this summer as the best place in the world to illustrate the dawn of a new geological epoch – the Anthropocene.
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AuthorsFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioScience, Technology, Research
I Speak for the Fish: Giddy up sucker
- by Kathy JohnsonI’m a sucker for a cute sucker, but it’s a small fan club.
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Great Lakes microplastics concentrations exceed safe levels for wildlife
- by Sharon OosthoekAt the levels surveyed, researchers say fish and other aquatic wildlife are at risk of ingesting enough microplastics to fill their guts, diluting their regular food and its nutritional value.
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