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Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Science, Technology, Research

Road salt threatens Michigan lakes and rivers. Can an alternative take hold?

by Bridge Michigan January 3, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Equity and Environmental Justice, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Adapting to Climate Change Will Only Get More Expensive

by Hakai Magazine January 3, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Habitat Restoration, John Hartig, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Kirtland’s warblers are thriving in Michigan

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now January 3, 2022
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes Now's Year-End Posts, Latest News, News, Science, Technology, Research

Year in Review 2021: All creatures great (lakes) and small

by Rob Green December 30, 2021
Posted inAP, Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Minnesota, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region

Minnesota regulators reaffirm air permit for proposed mine

by The Associated Press December 30, 2021
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Environmental group says Gov. Whitmer’s plan to reduce harmful algal blooms ‘won’t work’

by Michigan Public December 30, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, AP, Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Minnesota, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region

Minnesota Supreme Court to review drainage projects ruling

by The Associated Press December 29, 2021
Posted inGreat Lakes Now's Year-End Posts, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice

Year in Review 2021: Change is good, really, and proof is in the Great Lakes pudding

by Natasha Blakely December 29, 2021
Posted inAP, Article, Buffalo, Featured, New York, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

EPA to test, measure longtime Buffalo River cleanup efforts

by The Associated Press December 29, 2021
Posted inGreat Lakes Now's Year-End Posts, Latest News, News

Year in Review 2021: New beginnings, or a look at one-sixth of the year

by Mila Murray December 28, 2021

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  • Residents across Michigan unite for solar discounts
    Grassroots ‘Solarize’ programs have expanded across Michigan cities and counties, helping residents access group discounts on solar installations even as federal incentives have been cut.
  • Forest Service workers in Wisconsin may have to move after reorganization, union leader says
    Trump administration officials say the restructuring will bring the agency closer to communities they serve.
  • U.S. EPA announces action on microplastics, but Michigan critics say it’s not enough
    The federal government announced a new $144 million program to study microplastics and the risks they pose to human health. But some environmental groups say the action isn't aggressive enough.

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