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Energy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsOhio regulators clamp down on data center power costs amid soaring demand
-More energy news as Ohio’s Perry Nuclear Power Plant gets 20-year extension, and Canadian provinces strengthen energy independence while potentially curbing U.S. exports amid trade tensions.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsScience, Technology, ResearchI Speak for the Fish: Think you’re not to blame for overfishing? Think again.
-Overfishing is a global concern that is easy to believe is happening in some far-off distant land by a few bad characters. But we all play a role.
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Baby bald eagles tested positive for PFAS and other legacy contaminants
-More PFAS news as an Illinois “forever chemicals” bill awaits Gov. Pritzker’s signature, and a promising replacement for toxic firefighter foam could hit the market soon.
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CollaborationCommercial FishingFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchWhitefish‘We can’t regulate ourselves’ out of whitefish crisis, experts say
-Amid a population crash of Michigan’s staple lake whitefish, fisheries experts told regulators that more research needs to be done to discover how to stem the scourge of invasive mussels. Without that, they said, efforts to limit fishing are futile.
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Climate ChangeEquity and Environmental JusticeLatest NewsNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchLocal health group seeks Northeast Ohio climate resilience solutions from those most at risk
-The Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition is exploring the connection between health and climate change, and wants to hear from the public.
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AuthorsDonté SmithFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsGrand RapidsLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchJohn Ball Zoo Fights for Great Lakes’ Rarest Butterflies
-As U.S. butterfly populations face declines, the John Ball Zoo has launched a program to save these insects in a race against extinction.
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AgricultureChicagoCollaborationGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThis wetland fight could go to the Supreme Court
-A court case pitting farmer against farmer in Iowa could decide the fate of wetlands nationwide.
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Algae BloomsAuthorsCollaborationDrinking WaterFeature HomepageGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioWater Quality and Restoration EffortsAdvocacy group challenges “new normal” status of Lake Erie’s algal blooms
-Alliance for the Great Lakes calls for use of enforceable regulations to prevent toxic algal blooms. Michigan agency says the state has limited regulatory authority and defends the state’s actions.
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ChicagoClimate ChangeFeature-ChicagoIllinoisInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadNewsScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsChicago was supposed to warn residents about toxic lead pipes last year. Most still have no idea.
-Eight months past a federal deadline, more than 90 percent of at-risk Chicagoans haven’t been told their drinking water could be unsafe.
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CollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIllinoisLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchA record year for Great Lakes piping plovers
-The Great Lakes piping plover recovery effort has been ongoing since the mid-1980s when the population got as low as a dozen nesting pairs. This year, the number reached 85 nesting pairs for the first time.
