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Posted inAgriculture, Drinking Water, Food, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Opposition to CAFOs Mounts Across the Nation

by Circle of Blue December 5, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Blue Economy, Cruise Ships, Culture, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Tourism, Waterfront Development

Michigan’s outdoor recreation boom is becoming a business boom

by Bridge Michigan November 29, 2022
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Equity and Environmental Justice, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Wisconsin

Why Line 5 will likely remain open despite Democratic control of Lansing

by Bridge Michigan November 29, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Agriculture, Featured, Illinois, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Pennsylvania, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Pumpkin production

by Alex Hill November 28, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Nuclear communities sidelined in just transition debate, Mid-Michigan smacks down wind energy

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now November 24, 2022
Posted inClimate, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism, Water Quality

Uncertainty for Michigan rivers, residents as Consumers reconsiders its 13 dams

by Bridge Michigan November 17, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Commercial Fishing, Culture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

The Great Lakes-Iceland connection through the 100% Whitefish effort

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now November 15, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Electric school buses, solar-powered recreational boats on the rise

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now November 10, 2022
Posted inAdvocacy, Culture, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Nonprofit buys 31,000 forested acres by Copper Harbor to keep land public

by Bridge Michigan November 7, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAgriculture, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Industry, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Quiz, Recreation and Tourism, Region

Surf and Turf: The Great Lakes Now Episode Quiz

by Anna Sysling, Great Lakes Now November 4, 2022

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  • 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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