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Policy and Environmental Justice.

Posted inCulture, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Lake Huron, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tribal Governments and First Nations

Fish, mines and Indigenous Rights ensnared in court case in northern Ontario

by The Narwhal April 11, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Politics, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Experts explain criticality of regional EPA office

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now April 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Habitat Restoration, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Could the Great Lakes lose billions in restoration funding?

by Great Lakes Now April 8, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, Climate, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Illinois, Latest News, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research

‘Everyone deserves clean air,’ says a Chicago EPA worker who fears her job will end

by WBEZ April 1, 2025
Posted inInvasive Species, Latest News, News, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Sea lamprey control program receives OK to rehire federal workers, after initial scare

by Interlochen Public Radio March 27, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Indigenous Communities, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Politics, Region, The States, Who We Are and What We Do

Could Lake Erie really become Lake Ohio?

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now March 27, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Energy, Featured, Illinois, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, Ontario, Policy, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

What would the Great Lakes region be like with bullet trains?

by Sean Ericson, Great Lakes Now March 26, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Trump threatens Great Lakes agreements between U.S. and Canada

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now March 12, 2025
Posted inLake Superior, Latest News, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Wisconsin

National parks see a record number of visitors, including in Wisconsin

by Wisconsin Public Radio March 10, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Latest News, News, Politics, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

What a recent Supreme Court ruling could mean for the future of the Clean Water Act

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now March 7, 2025

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Latest News

  • 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.
  • Going to the beach? Check the water quality
    Nearly half of Great Lakes beachgoers rarely or never check water quality before swimming, according to a new study by researchers at Toronto Metropolitan University.

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