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

Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

Can climate migrants offset Michigan’s population woes? Maybe, experts say

by Bridge Michigan June 13, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inEnergy, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region

Michigan lawmakers pledge ‘full support’ for reopening Palisades nuclear plant

by Bridge Michigan June 1, 2023
Posted inEnergy News Roundup, Energy, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Illinois house passes ethics bill, EPA rule in Indiana

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now June 1, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Freighters, Industry, 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 inCulture, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

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

by Bridge Michigan May 22, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Energy News Roundup, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Policy, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: $400 Million hydrogen fuel plant coming to Michigan, U.N. panel recommends shutting down Line 5

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now May 18, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Commercial Fishing, Featured, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Lake Erie charter industry rebounding from slump

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now May 16, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Once beset by industrial pollution, Rouge River on a slow path to recovery

by Bridge Michigan May 10, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Flush with cash, Michigan lawmakers try again to pass state septic code

by Bridge Michigan May 4, 2023
Posted inEnergy, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics

U.S. Pushes Farmers to Develop A New Crop: Energy

by Circle of Blue May 2, 2023

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Latest News

  • Line 5 tunnel in Michigan clears major permitting hurdle, in blow to opposition
    Despite "adverse" impacts on ecological and tribal resources, state regulators said it's better than an oil spill in the Great Lakes.
  • Air quality alerts issued for northern Michigan as wildfire smoke blankets region
    Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.
  • The AI Boom Is Prolonging Indiana’s Fossil Fuel Era, With Hidden Costs for Water
    Gas turbines and an old coal plant are expected to consume nearly 7 billion gallons of water annually in service of a new Amazon data center.

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