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Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Region, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Tech giants race to buy renewable energy, Line 3 dispute reaches Minnesota Supreme Court, FirstEnergy settles in Ohio bribery case

by Noah Bock July 23, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Food, Illinois, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, New York, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Thousand Island Dressing Mystery: Uncertain origins of one of America’s favorite sauces

by Rachel Duckett July 22, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Fish, Birds and Animals, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Latest News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

The Suckers: Great Lakes’ “best supporting fishes” are important to the food web

by Sandra Svoboda July 22, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Some Chicagoans Wary of Lead Pipe Replacement

by Circle of Blue July 22, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inCulture, Feature Detroit, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Illinois, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Niagara Falls, Ohio, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Sturgeon, Tourism, Wisconsin

See the Sturgeon: The many ways to see, touch and appreciate sturgeon around the region

by Noah Bock July 21, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inCulture, Lake Ontario, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, New York, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks, Tourism

Comments Requested: Lake Ontario marine sanctuary proposal moves forward

by Noah Bock July 19, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Energy, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Grand Rapids, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: EPA approved PFAS use for fracking, $20M for Ontario airport cleanup, PFAS Action Act set for House vote

by Noah Bock July 19, 2021
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research

I Speak for the Fish: Mussel memory, the race to save an endangered species

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now July 19, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism

Great Lakes surfers to Michigan: Don’t close beaches during rough waves

by Bridge Michigan July 16, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Illinois, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Birds on Film: Filmmaker Bob Dolgan talks about Chicago’s piping plovers with Great Lakes Now

by Sandra Svoboda July 15, 2021

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Latest News

  • Line 5 tunnel in Michigan clears major permitting hurdle, in blow to opposition
    Despite "adverse" impacts on ecological and tribal resources, state regulators said it's better than an oil spill in the Great Lakes.
  • Air quality alerts issued for northern Michigan as wildfire smoke blankets region
    Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.
  • The AI Boom Is Prolonging Indiana’s Fossil Fuel Era, With Hidden Costs for Water
    Gas turbines and an old coal plant are expected to consume nearly 7 billion gallons of water annually in service of a new Amazon data center.

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