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Posted inCulture, Featured, Freighters, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Shipping and Ports

The fascinating history of the Great Lakes Yemeni sailors

by Stephen Starr, Great Lakes Now February 11, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inEnergy, Featured, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Trump tries to block EV charger money — again. Michigan impact ‘clear as mud’

by Bridge Michigan February 11, 2025
Posted inLatest News, News, Politics, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Iced out? Research on the Great Lakes goes ahead amid funding chaos.

by Grist February 10, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News, PFAS, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Wisconsin is still sitting on $125 million for PFAS cleanup

by Wisconsin Watch February 10, 2025
Posted inLatest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, PFAS, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

CDC awards biomonitoring grants to Great Lakes states, future funding unclear

by Great Lakes Echo February 7, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Geese are a problem. What can we do?

by Great Lakes Now February 7, 2025
Posted inClimate, Illinois, Latest News, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker set ambitious climate goals for the state. It’s far from meeting them.

by WBEZ February 7, 2025
Posted inClimate, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research

Climate misinformation is rife on social media – and poised to get worse

by The Conversation February 6, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inEnergy News Roundup, Featured, Industry, Latest News, News

For clean energy in the Great Lakes region, 2025 is off to an uneasy start

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now February 5, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inForests and Plants, Indiana, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Neighbors worry development would raze urban forest

by Mirror Indy February 5, 2025November 8, 2025

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Latest News

  • Milwaukee Water Works reduces fluoride in drinking water by half due to shortage
    Utilities nationwide have seen supply challenges due to domestic constraints and the ongoing Iran War.
  • Illinois Governor signs landmark plastic pollution bill to protect Great Lakes
    Illinois is the first Great Lakes state to classify plastic pellets as a pollutant, a move advocates say helps keep millions of pellets out of the region’s waterways.
  • Seedling data shows Michigan forests under pressure from climate change, deer, disease
    For three decades, Michigan State University researchers have gone to Manistee National Forest to study seedlings to find out about the future of Michigan’s forests.

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