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Posted inAgriculture

‘The outlook is pretty bleak’: Farmers brace for a difficult season

by Julia Roeder May 15, 2026May 18, 2026

A new study says 70% of farmers can’t afford fertilizer, growers across the Great Lakes region say global supply disruptions are forcing difficult decisions.

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, 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 inIndiana, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Region, The States

Why Indy won’t have curbside recycling until at least 2028

by Mirror Indy January 28, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Wisconsin

Environmentalists, Industry Divided Over Energy Permitting Bill

by Sean Ericson, Great Lakes Now November 15, 2024
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Can environmental law move beyond bedrock 1970’s legislation, while adapting to current and future challenges?

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now November 12, 2024
Posted inClimate Change, Featured, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

What Trump can do to reverse US climate policy − and what he probably can’t change

by The Conversation November 8, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Trump Wins, Planet Loses

by Grist November 6, 2024
Posted inAdvocacy, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Industry, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

The race for clean energy is local

by Grist November 5, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Wisconsin

Climate change isn’t a top issue in this election. Some Wisconsin voters say it should be.

by Wisconsin Public Radio October 24, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Featured, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

The climate stakes of the Harris-Trump election

by Grist October 23, 2024

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    In a small northern city, citizens have launched a class-action lawsuit over decades-old PFAS pollution. The city and federal government, meanwhile, are working on a $122-million clean-up.
  • Enbridge to Pay $275K Settlement for 2019 Wisconsin Spill After DOJ Action
    The Wisconsin Department of Justice announced a $275,000 settlement Thursday with energy firm Enbridge for alleged violations of the state’s spills law over a 2019 spill in Jefferson County.
  • Scientists have a new tool in the fight against toxic algal blooms: buoys
    University of Toledo researchers have developed a system of buoys that slowly release algaecide into the surrounding water.

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