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Posted inChicago, Feature-Chicago, Featured, Illinois, Latest News, News, Region

Chicago could be first major Midwestern city to ban gas in new construction

by Grist January 31, 2024
Posted inDetroit, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region

Parts of Detroit could be radically transformed by city solar plan, for better or worse

by Planet Detroit January 30, 2024November 8, 2025
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Mandated East Palestine creek cleanup is entering final phase, environmental officials say

by Ideastream Public Media January 30, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Infrastructure, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Tourism, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

You can’t stop the lake

by Astrid Code January 30, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, News, Region, Waves of Change, Wisconsin

Waves of Change: Meet Wisconsin Green Muslims founder and director Huda Alkaff

by Great Lakes Now January 29, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Featured, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research

‘It only makes sense’: Houses of worship adding solar arrays

by Interlochen Public Radio January 26, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inChicago, Feature-Chicago, Featured, Illinois, Latest News, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Army Corps plans $1 billion barricade to deter invasive carp at Illinois and Des Plaines Rivers

by WBEZ January 24, 2024
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Nibi Chronicles: Violence in Ma’iingan Country

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now January 19, 2024November 8, 2025
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The Supreme Court wrestles with major challenges to the power of federal regulators

by The Associated Press January 19, 2024
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, History and Culture, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks, Tourism

Strong winds uncover spectacular features and long-lost structures

by Sharon Oosthoek January 19, 2024November 8, 2025

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  • 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.
  • Enbridge paid police to protect one pipeline. Now it wants to do it again in Wisconsin.
    The Bad River Band is fighting to stop Line 5 and protect its watershed. Meanwhile, local sheriffs are already tallying the cost of riot gear.

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