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AuthorsGroundwater ContaminationHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsStaci Lola DrouillardWater Quality and Restoration EffortsChequamegon Bay Superfund site: History, environmental impact and its importance to Indigenous communities
-It took 174 years to clean up the mess made by a handful of extractive industries at Superfund site Chequamegon Bay, a place of cultural importance for the Ojibwe-Anishinaabeg.
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Spring bird migration in the Great Lakes
-Great Lakes Now host Anna Sysling moderated a panel discussion of avian researchers and regional experts about conservation efforts to protect a variety of bird species across the Great Lakes.
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Artificial Reefs Can Mitigate Coastal Erosion in the Great Lakes. Will Cities Agree to Adopt Them?
-Some researchers are proposing a naturally sourced solution to the issue of coastal erosion.
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Native Detroiters reclaim sacred land
-Indigenous people have regained control of a sacred burial mound at Historic Fort Wayne dating back more than 1,000 years.
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On the importance of dark sky parks
-For International Dark Sky Week, learn about the health benefits of a night sky unobstructed by artificial light.
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EPA nixes PFAS grants, teases new strategy
-More PFAS news as a chemical disaster tracking tool goes dark and updated fish advisories are announced in Michigan and Minnesota.
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Visiting the least visited national park
-For National Park week, Ian Solomon recounts his time visiting Isle Royale for a much-loved episode of Great Lakes Now.
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How the Great Lakes region inspired the first Earth Day
-A senator from Wisconsin was so inspired by his love of the Great Lakes region, that he became an advocate for the environment.
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Invasive SpeciesLatest NewsNewsOntarioScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsCan these invasive reeds be stopped?
-Invasive phragmites are taking over Ontario’s wetlands, choking out native plants and wildlife. But a team of dedicated experts and community members are fighting back.
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I Speak for the Fish: How to photograph mysterious freshwater fish
-Filming freshwater fish takes a unique skill set and a lot of patience but offers photographers the rare opportunity of being the first in a world where seemingly everything has already been done.
