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Blue EconomyBlue EconomyCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationCommercial FishingFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchThe Blue EconomyU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsKeeping the $5.5 billion Great Lakes fishery afloat as Trump administration considers cuts
-Federal budget cuts proposed by the Trump administration could cause significant disruption in the efforts to restore and sustain fish populations in the Great Lakes.
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Algae BloomsCollaborationDrinking WaterLake ErieLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMillions of People Depend on the Great Lakes’ Water Supply. Trump Decimated the Lab Protecting It.
-The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals and sicken people.
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AuthorsClimate ChangeDetroitEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageHistory and CultureInvasive SpeciesJohn HartigLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsGreat Lakes Moment: Government downsizing, defunding and deregulating at what environmental cost?
-Examining some of the recent federal environmental cuts in metro Detroit, which serves as a microcosm for the Great Lakes region.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchTribal Governments and First NationsMeet the people trying to keep a prehistoric fish alive
-Lake sturgeon have long been culturally significant and nutritionally important to First Nations in Ontario, but dams and commercial fishing have put them at risk.
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Enbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsArmy Corps to fast track review of Line 5 tunnel project
-The federal review of the Line 5 tunnel project will be sped up through new emergency procedures under an executive order from President Donald Trump.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLake HuronLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchTribal Governments and First NationsFish, mines and Indigenous Rights ensnared in court case in northern Ontario
-Establishing the Robinson Treaties, covering land around Lake Huron and Lake Superior, created a mess of jurisdiction and rights for First Nations — both signed and unsigned.
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AuthorsChicagoFeature HomepageGary WilsonIllinoisLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeExperts explain criticality of regional EPA office
-Cultural connection to the region allows EPA staff to bring value to the Great Lakes, former EPA executive Dave Ullrich says.
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Feature HomepageHabitat RestorationInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWorkCould the Great Lakes lose billions in restoration funding?
-The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative has funded thousands of projects to combat pollution and invasive species, receiving bipartisan support since its creation. But the future of the GLRI is uncertain.
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AdvocacyChicagoClimate ChangeCollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFeature-ChicagoIllinoisLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, Research‘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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Invasive SpeciesLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsSea 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.
