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Category: Lake Erie

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Indigenous Communities, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Politics, Region, The States, Who We Are and What We Do

Could Lake Erie really become Lake Ohio?

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now March 27, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

One world, two Great Lakes

by Brian Owens, Great Lakes Now March 21, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inClimate, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Ice fishing returns to Lake Erie after years of thin ice and open water

by Great Lakes Echo February 28, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Habitat Restoration, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

How Ducks Unlimited Became Heroes of the Conservation Movement

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now January 28, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research

Walleye Numbers are Down in Lake Erie

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now December 26, 2024
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Invasive Species, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Latest News, News, Ohio, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology & Research

The fight to keep grass carp out of the Great Lakes

by The Narwhal November 19, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Water Quality

Two high school students want to keep trash out of the Great Lakes. They think rivers are the key

by The Narwhal October 16, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Ten natural wonders of The Great Lakes Way

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now September 3, 2024
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Drinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Region, The Checkup, Water Quality

Toxic blooms on Lake Erie still a problem 10 years after Toledo issued a ‘do not drink’ order

by Michigan Public August 14, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Algae Blooms, Featured, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

A Decade After Crisis, Algal Blooms Persist

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now August 2, 2024

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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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