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Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism, Waves of Change

Waves of Change: Meet Maji ya Chai Land Sanctuary founder Rebeka Ndosi

by Great Lakes Now October 31, 2024
Posted inAYITWK, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Featured, Food, Forests and Plants, History and Culture, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research

A Foraged Great Lakes Woodland Chai Tea

by Lisa M. Rose October 29, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inBooks, Authors, Art and Music, Featured, Freighters, History and Culture, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks, Tourism

Spooky Lake Superior: The SS Kamloops

by Geo Rutherford October 28, 2024November 8, 2025
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Nibi Chronicles: Manoomin as medicine

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now October 25, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Great Lakes most unwanted: Top 10 invasive species

by Lily Stewart, Great Lakes Now October 24, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Featured, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Science, Technology, Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

The climate stakes of the Harris-Trump election

by Grist October 23, 2024
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The nation’s first commercial carbon storage plant is in Illinois. It leaks.

by WBEZ October 22, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

I Speak for the Fish: Where’s the line in fisheries research?

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now October 21, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Featured, Latest News, News, Science, Technology, Research

Consequences of less ice on lakes due to climate change

by Michigan Public October 18, 2024
Posted inEnergy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

Energy News Roundup: Retirement is in sight for another huge coal plant

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now October 17, 2024

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    Michigan’s ambitious plan to replace 580,030 lead and galvanized lines is underway, yet many residents remain in the dark about their water safety. The Michigan Lead Service Line Tracker empowers communities to safeguard against lead exposure.
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