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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Chicago, Feature-Chicago, History and Culture, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Natasha Blakely, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Shipwrecks, Who We Are and What We Do

One Old, One New: Teen project finds meteorite fragments in Lake Michigan

by Natasha Blakely September 11, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inChicago, Feature-Chicago, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research

Missing Meteorite: Did the search in Lake Michigan find it?

by GLN Editor September 9, 2020
Posted inDrinking Water, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Water Withdrawals, Wisconsin

Lake Michigan Water Pipeline: Waukesha receives federal loan for water supply project

by Emily Simroth August 27, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Fish, Birds and Animals, Freighters, History and Culture, Invasive Species, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Offshore Decline: Great Lakes fish populations at risk from low nutrient levels

by Emily Simroth August 21, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Science, Technology, Research

Above Average: Great Lakes water temperatures keep high after record-breaking July

by Samantha Cantie August 21, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Chicago, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature-Chicago, Gary Wilson, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Priority Shift: Chicago mayor sets environmental sights on neglected communities

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now July 24, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAgriculture, Algae Blooms, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Lake Erie, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Ohio, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Waterfront Development

Water and Wonder: Great Lakes Now producer talks the lakes and his work covering them

by GLN Editor July 23, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Gary Wilson, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Whitmer’s Dilemma: How to shut down Line 5, avoid a legal swamp and keep Northern Michigan happy

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now July 3, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inCOVID-19, Freighters, History and Culture, Island Basketball, Lake Erie, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism, Wisconsin

Hope and Resilience: Great Lakes islanders continue to adapt to COVID-19 conditions

by Samantha Cantie July 1, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Brian Owens, Invasive Species, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Science, Technology, Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

State of the Lakes: Great Lakes stable, but rollbacks of protection will soon bite

by Brian Owens, Great Lakes Now June 10, 2020

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  • This northern Michigan program hopes to cultivate the next generation of farmers
    “Nobody gets into farming for sane reasons, other than the sanity of knowing where your food comes from and just general health,” said one student at the Great Lakes Incubator Farm, which teaches people how to work in agriculture.
  • Great Lakes shipping lost third of season to ‘inadequate icebreaking’
    The Lake Carriers Association said in a report that it lost 82 shipping days this year because the US Coast Guard failed to break enough ice. Despite repeated attempts, Congress hasn’t invested in a new icebreaker for the Great Lakes.
  • Whitefish waning. Should Michigan have commercial trout, walleye catches?
    Bills under consideration in the House aim to expand commercial access to walleye and trout as whitefish catch rates plummet. Recreational fishing advocates and state fishing regulators object.

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