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Illinois farmers find that sheep and solar arrays go well together
-The agrivoltaics practice of raising sheep under solar panels is a win-win for Illinois farmers — but first the market for lamb meat needs to grow.
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As mussels ravage Great Lakes whitefish, Lake Superior survives — for now
-Chemistry, cold water and isolation make it hard for invasive mussels to get a foothold in the Big Lake. But a spate of recent outbreaks from Isle Royale to Canada’s Nipigon Bay have scientists unnerved.
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What’s going on in Wasaga Beach? Profit, piping plovers and an Ontario town’s complicated future
-The Ontario government is handing provincial parklands over to the town in hopes of boosting the local economy. Residents wonder whether the beach will still be welcoming to the endangered birds — and the public.
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Report says growing demand from data centers, industry could stress Great Lakes water
-The Alliance for the Great Lakes report urges states to take steps to protect water resources.
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Energy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsTrump administration orders 63-year-old Michigan coal plant to stay open — again
-More energy news as General Motors partially shuts down an EV factory and young people in Wisconsin sue over climate change.
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In Peshawbestown, the Grand Traverse Band puts fish waste to use
-The Grand Traverse Band is turning the waste into a compost and fertilizer, cutting down on landfill waste and helping with food sovereignty efforts.
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Blue-green algae is making a home in the warming waters of Lake Superior’s watershed
-Long a threat to southern Ontario lakes, climate change is allowing cyanobacteria — or blue-green algae — to thrive in even the coldest of the Great Lakes.
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Points North: The Pink Prairie Mascot
-In 2014, a group of botanists discovered that a very rare plant native to the Kankakee River in Illinois, had vanished from its only known native habitat in the world. That set off a quest to bring back the missing Midwestern flower.
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Illinois Gov. Pritzker signs PFAS Reduction Act
-More PFAS news with millions of Americans drinking contaminated water, and concerns in Wisconsin over a drilling operation.
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How many cigarette butts are littering your local beach?
-Cigarette butts are one of the most common kind of plastic pollution found on Great Lakes beaches.
