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Policy and Environmental Justice.

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
Posted inEnergy, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

How Trump’s trade war could impact US electricity prices — and state climate plans

by Grist March 5, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Tribal Governments and First Nations, Who We Are and What We Do

Nibi Chronicles: Invisible Borders

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now February 28, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inCulture, Featured, Forests and Plants, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Wisconsin

US Forest Service firings decimate already understaffed agency: ‘It’s catastrophic’

by Grist February 27, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inForests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism

Trump firings hit Great Lakes sea lamprey program, Michigan forestry workers

by Bridge Michigan February 20, 2025

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Latest News

  • Formal Repeal of Roadless Rule Directly Threatens Midwest Wilderness
    Federal agencies say opening these lands will reduce wildfire risks and make timber more accessible. Experts, however, say the government is contradicting itself.
  • Gary power outage underscores stakes of Solar for All cancellation
    Some city residents went two weeks without power following storms. The federal program, ended by Trump, would have enabled many to access solar and batteries.
  • Enbridge temporarily halts work on Line 5 reroute after 1.3M gallon gas leak
    Canadian energy firm has begun work to burn off around 84K gallons of remaining natural gas liquids.

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