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Forever Chemicals FeaturedLatest NewsMichiganNewsPFASSandra SvobodaWater Quality and Restoration EffortsEmmy Winner: “The Forever Chemicals” takes documentary prize
-The Great Lakes Now film about PFAS contamination’s impact on Michigan communities wins a top broadcast honor.
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Books, Authors, Art and MusicCOVID-19Events and Special BroadcastsLatest NewsMichiganNewsSandra SvobodaThe Show Goes On: Films and producer chats move online for Great Lakes series
-Great Lakes Now is partnering with Michigan Sea Grant and the University of Michigan for the now-online “Lake Effects” film series on Thursday evenings.
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Enbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake HuronLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsSandra SvobodaU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsLook Back at Line 5: Check out the archives of the pipeline’s original construction
-Here’s how to see photos, blueprints and contracts from the Line 5 pipeline construction in the Straits of Mackinac through the Detroit Historical Society.
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AuthorsEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsOntarioProtectSandra SvobodaScience, Technology, ResearchPolluting with Purpose: In the wilderness with Great Lakes Now at Canada’s Experimental Lakes Area
-Here’s Program Director Sandra Svoboda’s account of field producing the “Polluting with Purpose” segment for the Great Lakes Now monthly show.
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Daily Reminder: Kids calendar art brings messages of water stewardship
-Great Lakes Now Host Ward Detwiler helped judge the winners in a student art contest for a 2020 calendar. Here’s how to order your copy.
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Showtime: Join Great Lakes Now at the Thunder Bay International Film Festival
-“The Forever Chemicals,” “Sinkhole Science” and “Wrecks Within Reach” were chosen for the Alpena event.
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2019 Featured PostLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRecreation, Tourism and CultureRegionSandra SvobodaGreat Lakes Now: Our 2019 look back and our 2020 look ahead
-The Great Lakes Now team produced dozens of news stories, nine monthly shows, one documentary and countless moments of impact. We’ll do even more in the next year, again, with your help.
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2019 Featured PostBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingLake HuronLake MichiganLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsRecreation, Tourism and CultureSandra SvobodaSuperior Crossing: Sailing across the biggest, deepest and coldest Great Lake
-This week, Great Lakes Now writers are looking back at their 2019 adventures. Program Director Sandra Svoboda’s included the biennial Trans Superior Race aboard a 70-foot sailboat.
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#25DaysofFishmas: This holiday season, follow Dr. Katfish and the Great Lakes fish she loves
-A Notre Dame graduate student is scaling up her social media to school us about freshwater fish and the Great Lakes.
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Big Five Dive: Filming 24 hours of a Great Lakes scuba adventure
-What started as a “crazy idea” became a documentary film about diving, friendship, challenge and spreading appreciation for the Great Lakes. Hear from the producer of “Big Five Dive,” the story of 14 women who dove all five lakes in 24 hours.
