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Posted inEnergy News Roundup, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News

Energy News Roundup: Federal money pours in to accelerate energy transition

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now May 3, 2024
Posted inFeatured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

The murky process of reopening Palisades and why it’s a turning point for nuclear

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now May 1, 2024
Posted inCommercial Fishing, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology, Research

Points North: More Than Just a Filet of Fish

by Interlochen Public Radio April 26, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Indiana, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Pennsylvania, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Key figure in Ohio bribery scandal dead by suicide

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now April 18, 2024
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Gary Wilson, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Who We Are and What We Do

Line 5 activist group wants Gov. Whitmer to “be an advocate” for shutdown

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now April 17, 2024
Posted inAP, Article, Budget, Climate Change, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Science, Technology, Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

EPA head Regan defends $20B green bank: ‘I feel really good about this program’

by The Associated Press April 5, 2024
Posted inEnergy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News

Energy News Roundup: Even the solar eclipse is an energy issue

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now April 4, 2024
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Energy News Roundup, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Who We Are and What We Do

Energy News Roundup: State senators advocate for ‘community solar’ projects, proposed natural gas plant gets renewed scrutiny

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now March 23, 2024
Posted inAgriculture, Detroit, Feature Detroit, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

Composting, water access and backyard chickens: Detroit’s urban farming evolution

by Planet Detroit March 21, 2024
Posted inAgriculture, Climate Change, Featured, Forests and Plants, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Wisconsin

The Northwoods is now a month into unusually early maple tapping season

by WXPR March 13, 2024November 8, 2025

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    The Great Lakes are seeing a "golden age" of shipwreck discoveries, says Wisconsin maritime historian.
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    The Bad River Band is fighting to stop Line 5 and protect its watershed. Meanwhile, local sheriffs are already tallying the cost of riot gear.

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