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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Forests and Plants, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Nibi Chronicles: We are still here, and so is great grandma’s lilac

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now June 15, 2023
Posted inFeatured, Freighters, History and Culture, Latest News, News

Culinary masters aboard Great Lakes freighters: Navigating the high seas of flavor

by Capri S. Cafaro May 31, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Alex Hill, Authors, Featured, Freighters, History and Culture, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Shipping and Ports, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Freighters!

by Alex Hill May 30, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

With lawsuits stalled in Michigan, Nessel seeks Line 5 shutdown in Wisconsin

by Bridge Michigan May 22, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Lake Superior, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Nibi Chronicles: Restoring what was lost in translation, one place name at a time

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now May 19, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Refresh, Region, Science, Technology, Research

Anishinaabe tribes work to save a fish significant to their culture and an important source of protein

by Michigan Public May 17, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Gary Wilson, History and Culture, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

New Great Lakes book challenges readers with mystery, facts and whimsy

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now May 15, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

EPA wants Native American tribes to implement water quality standards equivalent to the Clean Water Act’s requirements

by Michigan Public May 12, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Featured, Habitat Restoration, Hamilton, History and Culture, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Sharon Oosthoek, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Book Club: Celebrating environmental success stories in the Great Lakes

by Sharon Oosthoek May 5, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Forests and Plants, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Lake Superior, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Nibi Chronicles: Greeting Old Man Maple during the Sap Boiling Moon

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now April 21, 2023November 8, 2025

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    Environmentalists and some state lawmakers say the process does more harm than good. Plastics producers are pushing back.

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