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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, COVID-19, Culture, Freighters, Industry, Latest News, News, Shipping and Ports, Who We Are and What We Do

Stalled Ships: Shipping industry looks to infrastructure investments to boost demand

by Natasha Blakely January 26, 2021
Posted inBudget, Commercial Fishing, COVID-19, Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region

Federal Relief: Great Lakes fisheries finally get a cut of COVID-19 relief funds

by Dave Spratt January 21, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Culture, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Principled Poet: Michigan’s Alison Swan tackles environmental issues on an experiential level in new book

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now January 20, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Climate, Culture, Indigenous Communities, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Lifeblood: Photographer shares the Lake Erie connection uniting shoreline residents

by Grace Dempsey January 19, 2021
Posted inCulture, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Lead, Minnesota, New York, News, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Illinois, New York see lead in drinking water, Pennsylvania drilling ban, Ontario First Nations boil advisories

by Grace Dempsey January 15, 2021
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 inAgriculture, Culture, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Infrastructure, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, New York, News, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Region, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Joliet water supply, contaminated water, support for Wisconsin farmers and water quality

by Grace Dempsey December 23, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Culture, Feature Detroit, Food, Grand Rapids, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Traverse City, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Great Lakes Gift Guide 2020: Remember that road trip, boat ride, microbrew or sweatshirt you should’ve bought with this list

by Natasha Blakely December 16, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Energy, Energy News Roundup, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Energy News Roundup: Recognition of tribal treaties, Michigan Green Bank, former Upper Peninsula mine sites

by Ian Wendrow December 10, 2020

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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.
  • Going to the beach? Check the water quality
    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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