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Posted inConnect, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Science, Technology, Research

Chicago keeps its New Year’s resolution: All city buildings now use 100% clean power

by Grist January 2, 2025
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Planet Detroit’s top 5 environmental stories of 2024

by Planet Detroit December 31, 2024
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The Right to Consciousness

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now December 27, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Science, Technology, Research

Walleye Numbers are Down in Lake Erie

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now December 26, 2024
Posted inEnergy News Roundup, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News

Energy News Roundup: Wisconsin reacts to oil spill as pipeline fight continues

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now December 23, 2024
Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News

Invasive Species Control in the North American Great Lakes

by David Strayer December 17, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News

No flood gauges, no warning: 99% of US streams are off the radar amid rising flash flood risks – we saw the harm in 2024

by The Conversation December 17, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, News, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

I Speak for the fish: Sammy the red-nosed sucker

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now December 16, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAgriculture, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News

Agricultural runoff damages our water and kills wildlife. Could a simple drainage stopper be the solution?

by Stephen Starr, Great Lakes Now December 11, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Science, Technology, Research

Construction will soon begin on project to keep invasive carp out of Great Lakes

by Wisconsin Public Radio December 9, 2024

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    Salt used to remove ice from roadways is collecting in Simcoe's watershed — a source of drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people.
  • Great Lakes water levels decline from record highs: What the forecast says
    Over the next six months, the Army Corps predicts water levels will stay below long-term averages on all Great Lakes, except possibly Lake Ontario.
  • Shipwreck hunter discovers sunken 150-year-old luxury liner off the coast of Wisconsin
    The Great Lakes are seeing a "golden age" of shipwreck discoveries, says Wisconsin maritime historian.

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