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Posted inAgriculture, Culture, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Invasive Species, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Water test: a long history and hopeful future of human impact on Great Lakes ecology

by Great Lakes Echo June 28, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inCulture, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Protect, Region, Tribal Governments and First Nations, Water Quality

Living water: Northern Indigenous communities’ use and perceptions of drinking water

by The Conversation June 16, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Commercial Fishing, Culture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Lake Erie, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Lake Erie’s once-thriving blue pike is long gone but never forgotten

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now June 13, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate, Culture, Energy, Equity and Environmental Justice, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tribal Governments and First Nations

In Minnesota, the PolyMet mine pits renewable energy needs against tribes and the EPA

by Grist June 9, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Line 5 shutdown would increase gas prices by half a cent

by Natasha Blakely June 8, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

African scientists visit the North American Great Lakes in international exchange

by Natasha Blakely June 8, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Detroit River, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Habitat Restoration, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Rewilding Metropolitan Detroit

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now June 6, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Culture, Featured, Lake Erie, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

A lesser known Great Lakes treasure: sea glass

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now June 3, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Climate, Culture, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Water Always Wins: “Quietly radical” book makes case for Slow Water

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now May 26, 2022
Posted inCulture, Energy, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Infrastructure, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Politics, Region, Tribal Governments and First Nations, Water Quality

FRESH: EPA Recommends Against Minnesota Mining Permit

by Circle of Blue May 18, 2022November 9, 2025

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  • Illinois Governor signs landmark plastic pollution bill to protect Great Lakes
    Illinois is the first Great Lakes state to classify plastic pellets as a pollutant, a move advocates say helps keep millions of pellets out of the region’s waterways.
  • Seedling data shows Michigan forests under pressure from climate change, deer, disease
    For three decades, Michigan State University researchers have gone to Manistee National Forest to study seedlings to find out about the future of Michigan’s forests.
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    Nearly half of Great Lakes beachgoers rarely or never check water quality before swimming, according to a new study by researchers at Toronto Metropolitan University.

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