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Regional industry news, from agriculture to blue economy to shipping.

Posted inFeatured, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

Where Do Solar Panels Go To Die?

by Interlochen Public Radio October 17, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water News Roundup, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Energy News Roundup, Featured, Industry, Latest News, News, Who We Are and What We Do

Energy News Roundup: Vision for green energy in underserved communities, nationwide burst of clean energy jobs

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now October 5, 2023
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Enbridge: Federal review of Line 5 tunnel permit is ‘inexplicably lethargic’

by Bridge Michigan October 4, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Forever Chemicals Featured, Industry, Latest News, Municipalities, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

PFAS News Roundup: Can we get rid of ‘forever chemicals’?

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now September 26, 2023
Posted inAgriculture, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Industry, Invasive Species, News, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology & Research, The Catch

Harmful algal blooms

by Great Lakes Now September 8, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Energy, Energy News Roundup, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Opposition over solar development in Illinois, excessive heat in Detroit

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now September 7, 2023
Posted inAgriculture, Culture, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Water Quality

Minnesota Tribe Sets Enforceable Rules To Safeguard Wild Rice and Water Supply

by Circle of Blue August 30, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inEnergy, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Traverse City, Water Quality

‘Solar grazing’ is a way for farmers and solar companies to use land. But there are challenges

by Interlochen Public Radio August 28, 2023
Posted inIllinois, Industry, Latest News, News, Region

On Chicago’s South Side, neighbors fight to keep Lake Michigan at bay

by Grist August 16, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inCulture, Drinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Latest News, News, PFAS, Policy, Politics, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, The Provinces, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Amendment to Clean Water Act improves Great Lakes through critical observation, collaboration

by Jada Vasser, Great Lakes Now August 7, 2023

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  • Seedling data shows Michigan forests under pressure from climate change, deer, disease
    For three decades, Michigan State University researchers have gone to Manistee National Forest to study seedlings to find out about the future of Michigan’s forests.
  • Going to the beach? Check the water quality
    Nearly half of Great Lakes beachgoers rarely or never check water quality before swimming, according to a new study by researchers at Toronto Metropolitan University.
  • Bad River tribe, groups sue over waterway crossing approvals for Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute
    The Bad River tribe and environmental groups are again suing the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources over decisions that allow work to move forward on Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute at four waterway crossings.

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