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Posted inIndustry, Energy, Economic Development

How Ann Arbor, Michigan, is creating its own clean energy utility

by Grist April 3, 2026April 7, 2026
Posted inIndustry, Energy, Economic Development

What’s next for Ohio’s former green steel project? More coal, it seems.

by Canary Media April 1, 2026April 1, 2026
Posted inForests and Plants

Spore loser: the DIY mushroom-growing trend invading Ontario forests

by The Narwhal March 31, 2026April 1, 2026
Posted inIndustry, Energy, Economic Development

The northern Michigan ice storm battered the electric grid. Is burying power lines the solution?

by Interlochen Public Radio March 30, 2026April 1, 2026
Posted inNews

Winter road salt is threatening Lake Simcoe and Ontario watersheds year-round

by The Narwhal March 18, 2026April 1, 2026
Posted inWhitefish

A Wisconsin whitefish refuge offers lessons for Michigan. But will it last?

by Kelly House, Bridge Michigan March 12, 2026April 1, 2026
Posted inScience, Technology, Research

Great Lakes water levels decline from record highs: What the forecast says

by Planet Detroit March 10, 2026March 10, 2026
Posted inHistory and Culture

Shipwreck hunter discovers sunken 150-year-old luxury liner off the coast of Wisconsin

by Wisconsin Public Radio March 10, 2026March 10, 2026
Posted inIndustry, Energy, Economic Development

Enbridge paid police to protect one pipeline. Now it wants to do it again in Wisconsin.

by Grist March 9, 2026March 10, 2026
Posted inWater Quality and Restoration Efforts

Climate change is worsening water crisis for Canada’s largest First Nations population

by Mia Litzenberg, Great Lakes Now March 4, 2026March 10, 2026

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    What is the potential — and challenges — in developing offshore wind today in the Great Lakes?
  • Lake Huron artificial reef restores fish spawning habitat
    This article was republished here with permission from Great Lakes Echo. By Samantha Ku, Great Lakes Echo A newly restored reef at… Read more: Lake Huron artificial reef restores fish spawning habitat
  • Illinois state agencies at odds over endangered species protections
    The state’s top transportation authority has been running afoul of Illinois’s wildlife regulators according to internal documents obtained by WBEZ and Grist.

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