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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, COVID-19, Culture, Drinking Water, Freighters, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

2020 in Review: Climate change, COVID-19 and Michigan’s governor

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now January 1, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Fish, Birds and Animals, Freighters, Habitat Restoration, Infrastructure, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Got Pike? Huron, Michigan, Ontario, Superior, yes. Erie, not so much.

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now December 23, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inCulture, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Freighters, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

Q&A: What Michigan’s move to shut down Enbridge Line 5 means

by Bridge Michigan November 16, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Culture, Freighters, Lake Erie, Latest News, Ohio, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Dave Spangler: Lake Erie loses tireless full-time advocate

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now October 28, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Freighters, Industry, Invasive Species, Latest News, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, Shipping and Ports, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Freighters: The latest on navigation, locks and icebreakers

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now October 21, 2020
Posted inCulture, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Freighters, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

New House bills would make anchor strikes in the Straits of Mackinac a felony

by Michigan Public October 19, 2020
Posted inAge of Nature - Featured, Culture, Freighters, News, PBS, Recreation and Tourism, Shipwrecks

The Age of Nature: Humanity’s relationship with nature in the Great Lakes region and beyond

by Natasha Blakely October 14, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Drinking Water, Freighters, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Quebec, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, The Provinces, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Canada Water Agency: Government hopes to consolidate water data and management

by Sharon Oosthoek October 1, 2020
Posted inCulture, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Freighters, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

Enbridge now inspects freighters to avoid another anchor strike on Line 5

by Michigan Public September 28, 2020
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Culture, Fish, Birds and Animals, Freighters, Invasive Species, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Offshore Decline: Great Lakes fish populations at risk from low nutrient levels

by Emily Simroth August 21, 2020November 9, 2025

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  • Line 5 tunnel in Michigan clears major permitting hurdle, in blow to opposition
    Despite "adverse" impacts on ecological and tribal resources, state regulators said it's better than an oil spill in the Great Lakes.
  • Air quality alerts issued for northern Michigan as wildfire smoke blankets region
    Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.
  • The AI Boom Is Prolonging Indiana’s Fossil Fuel Era, With Hidden Costs for Water
    Gas turbines and an old coal plant are expected to consume nearly 7 billion gallons of water annually in service of a new Amazon data center.

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