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Posted inFeatured, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, News, PFAS, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Sludge is used as fertilizer across Wisconsin. How much is tainted by PFAS?

by Wisconsin Public Radio November 3, 2025
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Illinois one step closer to keeping invasive carp out of Great Lakes

by WBEZ October 29, 2025November 7, 2025
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New study links seasonal pollen to higher suicide risk, experts warn

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now October 28, 2025
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In “The Gales of November,” author John U. Bacon investigates the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald

by Michigan Public October 22, 2025November 7, 2025
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Points North: How ‘Bout Them Apples?

by Interlochen Public Radio October 20, 2025November 7, 2025
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Ohio to fast-track energy at former coal mines and brownfields

by Canary Media October 20, 2025
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A bitcoin mine came to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and Dafter Township isn’t happy

by Inside Climate News October 17, 2025
Posted inLatest News, News, Whitefish

What to know about Michigan whitefish crisis, from limits to solutions

by Bridge Michigan October 15, 2025
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A Michigan town hopes to stop a data center with a 2026 ballot initiative

by Inside Climate News October 15, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News

Los Alamos and University of Michigan want to build a national security ‘data center’ in Ypsilanti. Residents and local officials see few benefits.

by Inside Climate News October 14, 2025

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  • Which Great Lakes states are advancing balcony solar?
    Dozens of states are considering legislation to allow residents to use DIY plug-in solar. Follow the efforts here.
  • Residents across Michigan unite for solar discounts
    Grassroots ‘Solarize’ programs have expanded across Michigan cities and counties, helping residents access group discounts on solar installations even as federal incentives have been cut.
  • Ohio energy corruption case goes nowhere after jury deadlocks over bribery charges
    More energy news as the Trump administration keeps coal plants on life support and unveils plans for a colossal data center with its own natural gas plant.

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