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As bird flu wreaks havoc in the Midwest, researchers say vaccines offer a way out
-Great Lakes farms have become a hot spot for bird flu, killing millions of birds and raising fears of a human pandemic.
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‘Everyone deserves clean air,’ says a Chicago EPA worker who fears her job will end
-Ellie Hagen is a scientist at the Environmental Protection Agency. She worries proposed cuts at EPA will put people’s health at risk.
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The US and Canada have long managed the Great Lakes together. That era could be ending.
-Political tensions are threatening the future of the largest freshwater ecosystem on Earth.
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Sea lamprey control program receives OK to rehire federal workers, after initial scare
-Last month’s federal staffing cuts and hiring freezes threatened the sea lamprey control program. Now, it has permission to rehire the staff it originally planned to.
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Seven tribes withdraw from federal talks over Line 5 tunnel permit
-The tribes already had concerns about the process, but news that the Army Corps will likely fast-track the federal permit for the pipeline tunnel was “the final straw.”
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PFAS bill protecting utilities companies passes in Indiana House and Senate
-More PFAS news on New York’s Plastic Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, and how septic systems might be responsible for “forever chemicals” in private wells.
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What would the Great Lakes region be like with bullet trains?
-Exploring how high speed rail could transform the Great Lakes region.
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Wetlands rules face rollback under Trump: Great Lakes pollution next?
-Michigan will retain more water quality protections than many states but could still be impacted by pollution from other states or changes to state law.