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Drinking Water News Roundup: Infrastructure funding in Minnesota, Wisconsin, false confidence in Michigan water

by Maya Sundaresan December 8, 2021
Posted inBooks, Authors, Art and Music, Featured, History and Culture, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Great Lakes for Sale: Veteran activist and author puts renewed spotlight on diverting Great Lakes water

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now December 1, 2021
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, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Tribal Governments and First Nations

Ignore the buzz, here’s why Enbridge Line 5 won’t likely close anytime soon

by Bridge Michigan November 29, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inFeatured, History and Culture, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Wisconsin

Fossil Finds: Great Lakes coral and sea life remnants say much about its past and future

by Maya Sundaresan November 29, 2021November 9, 2025
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Tribes welcome infusion of money in infrastructure bill

by The Associated Press November 18, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit, Feature Detroit, Featured, History and Culture, Lake Superior, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Michigan, Minnesota, Natasha Blakely, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Edmund Fitzgerald 2021: Attend a shipwreck memorial service in person or virtually

by Natasha Blakely November 8, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Sturgeon, Wisconsin

Sturgeon Restoration: Starting anew in Sturgeon and Saginaw bays

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now November 8, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Freighters, History and Culture, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, Natasha Blakely, Shipping and Ports, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

In Progress: New Soo Lock looks at 2030 completion

by Natasha Blakely November 5, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, History and Culture, Lake Superior, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, News

Lighthouse to allow visitors again for Fitzgerald memorial

by The Associated Press October 14, 2021
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Equity and Environmental Justice, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Tribal Governments and First Nations, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Michigan tribes to Biden: Enbridge Line 5 threatens our treaty rights

by Bridge Michigan October 12, 2021

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