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Category: Latest News

Posted inDetroit, Feature Detroit, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

TED Countdown: Ford global director of sustainability Cynthia Williams on making Detroit a hub for climate solutions

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now July 21, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Featured, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Who We Are and What We Do

Nibi Chronicles: A portal to the Burt Lake Band’s violent expulsion

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now July 21, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, Climate Change, Detroit, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Flint, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

TED Countdown: Musician Tunde Olaniran from Flint, Michigan on the role of art in the climate crisis

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now July 20, 2023
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Michigan bald eagles soar back from near-extinction

by Bridge Michigan July 20, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Capri Cafaro, Commercial Fishing, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Who We Are and What We Do

Eat Your Heartland Out: The importance of commercial and recreational fishing in the Great Lakes

by Capri S. Cafaro July 20, 2023
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

US House budget proposal cuts funds for water system upgrades and polluted communities

by Michigan Public July 20, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: First-to-market PFAS annihilator in Michigan, $42.4 million in claims against Wisconsin city

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now July 20, 2023
Posted inDetroit, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, TED

TED Countdown: Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice executive director Laprisha Berry Daniels on providing support, preparing for future

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now July 19, 2023
Posted inClimate Change, Detroit, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology & Research, TED

TED Countdown: BlocPower CEO Donnel Baird on greening America’s buildings, improving communities

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now July 18, 2023
Posted inForests and Plants, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Record air pollution, Canadian wildfires prompts state to change how it issues air quality alerts

by Planet Detroit July 17, 2023November 8, 2025

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Latest News

  • Setting Fires On Purpose to Cut Risk of Catastrophic Wildfires
    A centuries-old tool for safety is reducing wildfire risk, while helping to protect pristine inland lakes.
  • When Forests Burn, Lakes Suffer
    Severe fires can damage soils, increase runoff, and degrade water quality in remote watersheds.
  • Pennsylvania Activists Urge Lawmakers to Help Curb Soaring Electric Bills
    Despite skyrocketing demand driven by data center development, the industry says it is not the cause of increasing costs for consumers.

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