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Posted inFeatured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News

Major federal funding aims to speed transition to clean energy in the rural Midwest

by WBEZ September 12, 2024
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

PFAS Roundup: Four Great Lakes states selected to test residents annually for environmental chemical exposure

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now September 12, 2024
Posted inEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

Michigan’s ambitious clean energy laws face a peninsula-sized hurdle

by Grist September 11, 2024
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

Palisades nuclear relaunch gets more subsidies in Michigan — and more backlash

by Bridge Michigan September 10, 2024
Posted inFeatured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

Gun Lake Tribe Releases Lake Sturgeon into Kalamazoo River for 2024 Nmé Celebration

by Native News Online September 10, 2024
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News

Tribal nations in Michigan get grants totaling more than $38 million to reduce greenhouse emissions

by Michigan Public September 9, 2024November 8, 2025
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25 years after a major toxic lead cleanup, westside neighbors still don’t feel safe

by Mirror Indy September 9, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAgriculture, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Wisconsin

Farmers turn to ‘predator-proof’ fences to deter wolves in northern Wisconsin

by Wisconsin Public Radio September 5, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, News, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Cheryl Porter’s vision for the future of water

by Great Lakes Now September 5, 2024
Posted inAdvocacy, Equity and Environmental Justice, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, The States

Michigan advocates hail ‘groundbreaking’ settlement to civil rights complaint over hazardous waste facility

by Planet Detroit September 5, 2024November 8, 2025

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    Over the next six months, the Army Corps predicts water levels will stay below long-term averages on all Great Lakes, except possibly Lake Ontario.
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