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AuthorsBooks, Authors, Art and MusicDetroitDetroit RiverFeature HomepageGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHistory and CultureLatest NewsMichiganNewsFilmmaker looks at Detroit through the lens of water, life events and justice
-Youthful visit to the Detroit River was a “profound experience” for dream hampton.
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CollaborationGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchControl for Frog-bit and Water Soldiers
-New strategy for limiting the spread of exotic water plants in Michigan.
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CollaborationDetroitDetroit RiverGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreational Hunting and FishingWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan ‘river walker’ program warns anglers on eating contaminated fish
-Industrial pollution taints the fish in a host of Michigan rivers, but anglers often don’t know the risks. River walkers like Jim Bridgforth aim to change that — but not everyone has the luxury of skipping a fresh-caught meal.
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CollaborationDrinking WaterFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGroundwater ContaminationHistory and CultureIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRecreation and TourismRefreshThe ProvincesThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsAmendment to Clean Water Act improves Great Lakes through critical observation, collaboration
-The Great Lakes region has seen significant improvement since the river fires of 1969, bringing people back the waters they know and love.
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CollaborationDetroitDetroit RiverDrinking WaterLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsRegulators fail for 43 years to stop BASF from ‘staggering’ daily toxic waste spill into Detroit River
-The pollution enters the river just upstream from the City of Wyandotte’s drinking water intake.
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CollaborationGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsPreparing for a Great Lakes oil spill
-By Lester Graham, Michigan Radio The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; and Michigan…
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CollaborationFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeDiesel spill on Lake Michigan triggers multi-agency response
-Up to 46,000 gallons of diesel fuel may have spilled into Lake Michigan from a large ship. It triggered a multi-agency response, including the US Coast Guard, EGLE, and ship owners.
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CollaborationFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsRefreshWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWorkers needed to fulfill America’s infrastructure goals
-Local and corporate dollars will pay for some of these projects. But the infrastructure push is catalyzed by federal action.
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Research vessels are on the Great Lakes, but there’s no crew on board
-Autonomous research vessels are gathering data about fish in the Great Lakes.
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CollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsScience, Technology, ResearchMichigan bald eagles soar back from near-extinction
-In 1961, Michigan’s bald eagle population dipped to 52 breeding pairs. Bans on DDT and other harmful chemicals fed a recovery. But the national bird still faces threats from lead bullets and sprawling development.
