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Posted inClimate Change, Detroit, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research

Climate costs imperil Detroit’s unique, diverse Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood

by Planet Detroit August 18, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

New federal money is the start of an effort to make Great Lakes coasts more resilient

by Michigan Public August 17, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Nibi Chronicles: A beaver named Annabelle, her kin, and us

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now August 17, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inChicago, Guest Article, Illinois, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Region

On Chicago’s South Side, neighbors fight to keep Lake Michigan at bay

by Grist August 16, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Alex Hill, Authors, Chicago, Detroit, Featured, History and Culture, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Who is looking out for the Great Lakes?

by Alex Hill August 16, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Clermont County village files lawsuit over forever chemicals, home testing kits debut in Chicago

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now August 15, 2023
Posted inGuest Article, Latest News, Milwaukee, News, Region, Wisconsin

Milwaukee residents fear more flooding due to planned I-94 expansion

by Wisconsin Watch August 14, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inChicago, Climate Change, Detroit, Guest Article, Illinois, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Milwaukee, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Inundation and Injustice: Flooding presents a formidable threat to the Great Lakes region

by Ensia August 11, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, History and Culture, Latest News, Michigan, News, Points North, Region, Science, Technology, Research

Points North: Rock Rehab

by Interlochen Public Radio August 10, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inChicago, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Wisconsin

FRESH: As Chicago Broils, Citizens and Scientists Study ‘Heat Island’ Effect

by Circle of Blue August 9, 2023November 8, 2025

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    The Trust for Public Land conveyed 213 acres to the National Park Service this spring in Iron County.
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    Bayfield County Judge John Anderson halts work where Enbridge needs more permits to install structures in four waterways.
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    Environmentalists and some state lawmakers say the process does more harm than good. Plastics producers are pushing back.

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