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Posted inAgriculture, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Invasive Species, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Water test: a long history and hopeful future of human impact on Great Lakes ecology

by Great Lakes Echo June 28, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Tribal Governments and First Nations, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Living water: Northern Indigenous communities’ use and perceptions of drinking water

by The Conversation June 16, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Equity and Environmental Justice, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Tribal Governments and First Nations

In Minnesota, the PolyMet mine pits renewable energy needs against tribes and the EPA

by Grist June 9, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, Natasha Blakely, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Line 5 shutdown would increase gas prices by half a cent

by Natasha Blakely June 8, 2022
Posted inEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Tribal Governments and First Nations, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

FRESH: EPA Recommends Against Minnesota Mining Permit

by Circle of Blue May 18, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inCommercial Fishing, Events and Special Broadcasts, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes Now On-Air Specials, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Michigan, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research, The Catch, Tribal Governments and First Nations

Tribal fishermen in the Great Lakes region

by Great Lakes Now May 13, 2022
Posted inFeatured, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tribal Governments and First Nations, Wisconsin

‘We’ve got to get gaming out of our blood’: Pandemic shock pushes Wisconsin tribes to diversify economy

by Wisconsin Watch April 7, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Commercial Fishing, Fish, Birds and Animals, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Invasive Species, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Science, Technology, Research, Tribal Governments and First Nations

Breaking up: Ice loss is changing one Anishinaabe fisherman’s relationship with Lake Superior

by The Narwhal February 22, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inFeatured, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Science, Technology, Research

Holding in the deep: What Canada wants to do with its decades-old pileup of nuclear waste

by The Narwhal February 11, 2022November 9, 2025
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Federal Great Lakes restoration program should focus on protection and flexibility, says Ojibwe leader

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now February 9, 2022

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  • This northern Michigan program hopes to cultivate the next generation of farmers
    “Nobody gets into farming for sane reasons, other than the sanity of knowing where your food comes from and just general health,” said one student at the Great Lakes Incubator Farm, which teaches people how to work in agriculture.
  • Great Lakes shipping lost third of season to ‘inadequate icebreaking’
    The Lake Carriers Association said in a report that it lost 82 shipping days this year because the US Coast Guard failed to break enough ice. Despite repeated attempts, Congress hasn’t invested in a new icebreaker for the Great Lakes.
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    Bills under consideration in the House aim to expand commercial access to walleye and trout as whitefish catch rates plummet. Recreational fishing advocates and state fishing regulators object.

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