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Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Road salt threatens Michigan lakes and rivers. Can an alternative take hold?

by Bridge Michigan January 3, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Equity and Environmental Justice, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Adapting to Climate Change Will Only Get More Expensive

by Hakai Magazine January 3, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Habitat Restoration, John Hartig, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Kirtland’s warblers are thriving in Michigan

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now January 3, 2022
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes Now's Year-End Posts, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research

Year in Review 2021: All creatures great (lakes) and small

by Rob Green December 30, 2021
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Environmental group says Gov. Whitmer’s plan to reduce harmful algal blooms ‘won’t work’

by Michigan Public December 30, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes Now's Year-End Posts, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice

Year in Review 2021: Change is good, really, and proof is in the Great Lakes pudding

by Natasha Blakely December 29, 2021
Posted inGreat Lakes Now's Year-End Posts, Latest News, News

Year in Review 2021: New beginnings, or a look at one-sixth of the year

by Mila Murray December 28, 2021
Posted inDetroit, Great Lakes Now's Year-End Posts, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Year in Review 2021: As the year ends, I’m still thinking about summer joy… and summer flooding

by Anna Sysling, Great Lakes Now December 27, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAgriculture, Guest Article, History and Culture, Illinois, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region

Great Lakes region WWII armory preserves Indigenous village

by Great Lakes Echo December 27, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Indiana, Latest News, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: PFAS can move from water to air, DoD efforts to clean up PFAS skewered

by Natasha Blakely December 23, 2021

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Latest News

  • Setting Fires On Purpose to Cut Risk of Catastrophic Wildfires
    A centuries-old tool for safety is reducing wildfire risk, while helping to protect pristine inland lakes.
  • When Forests Burn, Lakes Suffer
    Severe fires can damage soils, increase runoff, and degrade water quality in remote watersheds.
  • Pennsylvania Activists Urge Lawmakers to Help Curb Soaring Electric Bills
    Despite skyrocketing demand driven by data center development, the industry says it is not the cause of increasing costs for consumers.

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