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Category: Industry, Energy, Economic Development

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
Posted inAgriculture, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Connect, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Invasive Species, Live, News, Play, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology & Research, The Catch, Work

Is nuclear power clean energy?

by Great Lakes Now March 12, 2024
Posted inAgriculture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Pennsylvania, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Pennsylvania farmers convicted of poisoning over two dozen migratory birds

by Great Lakes Echo March 12, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Featured, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News

Tribes urge U.S. to weigh in on Line 5 case as appeal sits in court

by Interlochen Public Radio March 8, 2024
Posted inAgriculture, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News

Is the USDA’s spending on ‘climate-smart’ farming actually helping the climate?

by Grist March 7, 2024
Posted inAgriculture, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Tribal Governments and First Nations

Native Farm Bill Coalition Leaders Critical of USDA Equity Commission Final Report

by Native News Online March 5, 2024
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Gary Wilson, GLNC, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Who We Are and What We Do

“Bad River” documentary combines historical treatment of indigenous people with the fight to protect Lake Superior 

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now February 28, 2024
Posted inFeatured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, The States

As some push for repeal, state seeks input on renewable energy siting law

by Interlochen Public Radio February 20, 2024

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Latest News

  • Federal wildfire bill may repeal ‘roadless rule’ that protects national forest land in Wisconsin
    First passed in 2001, the rule prevents logging and road construction on almost 59 million acres of national forest land, including 69,000 acres of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in Wisconsin.
  • Oneida County Health Department to monitor five public beaches for E. coli this summer
    Wisconsin's Oneida County Health Department will be testing the water at five public beaches this summer.
  • Coast Guard investigating beacon stolen from Superior lighthouse
    The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating the theft of a navigational beacon at the lighthouse that guides ships into the Superior harbor.

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