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Posted inFeatured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Flush with cash, Michigan lawmakers try again to pass state septic code

by Bridge Michigan May 4, 2023
Posted inAP, Article, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region

For open water swimmers, even chilly, choppy water beckons

by The Associated Press May 4, 2023
Posted inFeatured, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: West Michigan is showing PFAS levels higher than the national average

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now May 3, 2023
Posted inEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice

U.S. Pushes Farmers to Develop A New Crop: Energy

by Circle of Blue May 2, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Chicago, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Line 5 negotiations in Michigan, funding for clean energy in Illinois

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now May 2, 2023
Posted inAP, Article, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Detroit, Featured, Freighters, History and Culture, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks, Toronto

Folk singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot dies at 84

by The Associated Press May 2, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Climate Change, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Habitat Restoration, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science Says What, Science, Technology, Research, Sharon Oosthoek, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Science Says What? What’s up with dissolved organic carbon (AKA why is my local stream murky?)

by Sharon Oosthoek April 27, 2023
Posted inAP, Article, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, The States

Company seeks first-time restart of shuttered nuclear plant

by The Associated Press April 27, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Alex Hill, Authors, Detroit, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Illinois, Indiana, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Milwaukee, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Mapping the Great Lakes: Flood risk

by Alex Hill April 24, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Gary Abud Jr., Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, News, Who We Are and What We Do

Lesson Plan: How Is Our Climate Changing?

by Gary Abud Jr. April 22, 2023

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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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