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Feature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRachel Duckett
O Christmas Tree: Is your Christmas tree environmentally friendly?
-The economic impact of the Christmas tree is hefty, but its environmental impact is a lot less so.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsProtectRecreation and Tourism
I Speak for the Fish: Center stage alongside Great Lakes steelhead trout
-As the year comes to a close, Kathy Johnson reminisces about the time she brought the Great Lakes to an international audience – and had them asking for more.
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Feature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake HuronLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Public Perception: When it comes to nuclear waste in the Great Lakes region, what counts as safe?
-Nuclear waste storage is a controversial aspect of the energy and sustainability conversation. Here’s what nuclear engineer Denia Djokić told Great Lakes Now about the issues and science.
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Detroit RiverFeature HomepageLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Old Business: EPA broadly designates legacy toxic sediment sites for funding priority
-Environmental groups, government representatives decline to recommend specific priority sites for cleanup.
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Brian OwensFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsNewsOntarioScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Study: Fish can recover from mercury pollution faster than thought
-The 15 years of studying mercury impacts in a small northern Ontario lake culminated in some unexpected results.
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Feature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Filter Fix: Study shows washing machine filters keep harmful microfibers out of the Great Lakes
-The Ontario study found a 41% reduction in both microplastic and cotton fibers in wastewater for people who were using the filter.
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APClimate ChangeFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental Justice
Minnesota lake ice shrinking as climate change warms winters
-Air pollution is resulting in warmer lake waters, which in turn leads to more toxic algal blooms in lakes, higher chances of invasive species and declines in populations of lake trout and walleye.
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Energy News RoundupFeature HomepageIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental Justice
Energy News Roundup: Duke Energy’s financial assistance program, propane price increases in Minnesota, Pennsylvania prepares for increased energy costs
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.