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The Lake Michigan dive that made history
-In 1937, Max Nohl braved a freezing Lake Michigan, media pressure and searing pain in a record-breaking, live-broadcast scuba dive gone awry.
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GLNCGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsGreat Lakes slightly colder than usual ahead of summer
-As May’s cooler temperatures give way to summertime warmth in Michigan, the Great Lakes are slightly cooler than usual but warming. But where are Michigan’s warmest waters?
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingCollaborationGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismThe Blue EconomyTourismWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWaterfront DevelopmentAn $80M cleanup made Muskegon Lake trendy. Will ‘eco-gentrification’ follow?
-Once ringed by polluting factories, Muskegon Lake has attracted a wealthier clientele to blue-collar Muskegon thanks to a taxpayer-funded cleanup. Cheers about the economic gains are mixed with fear that the lakeshore will become ‘a gated community.’
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AuthorsChicagoFeature HomepageGary WilsonIllinoisLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeExperts explain criticality of regional EPA office
-Cultural connection to the region allows EPA staff to bring value to the Great Lakes, former EPA executive Dave Ullrich says.
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Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsMichigan Residents Push for an Environmental Impact Statement Before Restarting the Palisades Nuclear Plant
-An assessment found that reopening the plant would have “no significant impact” on the local environment, but locals want a more thorough review.
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CollaborationLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingPoints North: Saving David
-One minute David Holtfreter was kayaking on Lake Michigan, the next he was fighting for his life. A fisherman swam out to rescue him, but David wasn’t able to thank him in the commotion that followed.
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Presenting Atlas Obscura: The Mysterious Sinkholes of Mount Baldy
-One family’s visit to a famous Indiana sand dune turns into a wild tale of a missing boy and mysterious tunnels.
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This Historic Ship Runs on Coal. Can It Find a New Way Forward?
-Owners of the S.S. Badger, one of the last coal-fired ships in the world, are trying to decarbonize. They recently received government funding that would help.
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ChicagoClimate ChangeDrinking WaterFeature HomepageIllinoisLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinJoliet, Illinois, Plans to Source Its Future Drinking Water From Lake Michigan. Will Other Cities Follow?
-As aquifers dry up, some Midwest communities are looking to the region’s greatest natural resources for a solution.
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ChicagoClimate ChangeFeature HomepageFeature-ChicagoIllinoisLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchChicago’s beach season is over … or is it? Lake Michigan temps are breaking records.
-Lake Michigan’s surface temperature has been above average nearly every day this year so far. All five Great Lakes are heating up.
