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Posted inEnergy News Roundup, Energy, Featured, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

Energy News Roundup: Retirement is in sight for another huge coal plant

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now October 17, 2024
Posted inFeatured, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Water Quality

Two high school students want to keep trash out of the Great Lakes. They think rivers are the key

by The Narwhal October 16, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

How northern Michiganders can help people affected by hurricanes

by Interlochen Public Radio October 16, 2024
Posted inCulture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

The lonely Lake Superior caribou and a lesson in limits

by The Narwhal October 15, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inForests and Plants, Latest News, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Wisconsin

Environmental groups and industry at odds over plan to conserve old-growth forests

by Wisconsin Public Radio October 14, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Featured, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

What a Trump vs. Harris presidency might mean for the Great Lakes

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now October 14, 2024
Posted inLake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

This Historic Ship Runs on Coal. Can It Find a New Way Forward?

by Inside Climate News October 11, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inCulture, Featured, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News

Points North: A New Hope for Anishinaabemowin

by Interlochen Public Radio October 11, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inLatest News, News

PFAS Roundup: Over $3M awarded to MSU scientists to address PFAS in agriculture, Wisconsin tackles PFAS during hunting season

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now October 10, 2024
Posted inLatest News, News, Region, Wisconsin

Wisconsin towns are trying to limit CAFO growth. Big Dairy is fighting back.

by Investigate Midwest October 10, 2024November 8, 2025

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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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