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2019 Featured PostLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRecreation, Tourism and CultureRegionSandra SvobodaGreat Lakes Now: Our 2019 look back and our 2020 look ahead
-The Great Lakes Now team produced dozens of news stories, nine monthly shows, one documentary and countless moments of impact. We’ll do even more in the next year, again, with your help.
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2019 Featured PostEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInterviewLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRegionThe Great Lakes in 2019: Senior Correspondent Gary Wilson’s look back at the headlines
-Sometimes the reporting was in cold places, but the news was always hot and impactful for Great Lakes Now this past year.
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2019 Featured PostBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNatasha BlakelyNewsRecreation, Tourism and CultureRecreational Hunting and Fishing4 out of 5: I’ll get you next time, Lake Ontario
-Great Lakes Now News Director Natasha Blakely shares her 2019 adventures along with plans for 2020.
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Lacking Backing: Further action on Plan 2014 dependent on more funding
-Flooding and high water levels have the International Joint Commission taking an early look at its water management plan. Meanwhile, New York is suing over the water damage.
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“Dream Big”: Diving the five lakes in 24 hours, from the perspective of one of the divers
-Meaghan Gass, a southern Illinois native, was one of the 14 women who participated in the Professional Association of Diving Instructors’ Women’s Dive Day by diving all five Great Lakes in one day.
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Big Five Dive: Filming 24 hours of a Great Lakes scuba adventure
-What started as a “crazy idea” became a documentary film about diving, friendship, challenge and spreading appreciation for the Great Lakes. Hear from the producer of “Big Five Dive,” the story of 14 women who dove all five lakes in 24 hours.
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Plastic Permanence: Research shows plastic becoming part of Great Lakes lakebed
-New research shows how the build-up of micro and macro plastics in sediment is becoming part of the geological record.
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AdvocacyEquity and Environmental JusticeLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectResourceThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsTrump administration drops Obama-era water protection rule
-The Trump administration on Thursday revoked an Obama-era regulation that shielded many U.S. wetlands and streams from pollution but was opposed by developers and farmers who said it hurt economic development and infringed on property rights.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingBlue EconomyBudgetCruise ShipsIan WendrowIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorNewsPlayRecreation, Tourism and CultureRegionShipping and PortsTourismCruising the Lakes: Port stops for cruise lines all around the Great Lakes
-Ports abound throughout the Great Lakes, welcoming vacationers from the United States and further abroad.
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Lake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsNatasha BlakelyProtectRecreation, Tourism and CultureSeries EpisodeTourismWrecks Within Reach: Current and proposed Great Lakes national marine sanctuaries and state bottomland preserves
-In the waters of the Great Lakes are dozens of shipwrecks. Plenty of locations all around the lakes provide opportunities…
