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Posted inCommercial Fishing, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Fresh, local and forgotten: On Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, families fight to save their fisheries

by The Narwhal January 13, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

A small, red-bellied snake might be reconsidered for protection under the Endangered Species Act

by Michigan Public January 10, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Featured, Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Quebec, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Nuclear Question: Debate continues over long-term storage of nuclear waste in the Great Lakes

by Andrew Reeves October 25, 2021
Posted inCulture, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Equity and Environmental Justice, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Tribal Governments and First Nations, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Michigan tribes to Biden: Enbridge Line 5 threatens our treaty rights

by Bridge Michigan October 12, 2021
Posted inLatest News, News, Policy, Politics, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Will taxpayers bear the cost of cleaning up America’s abandoned oil wells?

by The Guardian October 12, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Quebec, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Hoping to avoid Enbridge Line 5 shutdown, Canada asks U.S. to negotiate

by Bridge Michigan October 5, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Budget, Climate, Energy, Featured, Industry, Latest News, News, Ontario, Policy, Politics, Quebec, Region, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Adaptation vs. Mitigation: Canada’s national climate change adaptation strategy needs balance

by Andrew Reeves September 4, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inBudget, Climate, Culture, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Quebec, Region, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Canada commits $340 million to Indigenous protected areas, guardians programs

by The Narwhal August 20, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Budget, Feature Detroit, Featured, Grand Rapids, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Investing in the Lakes: New bill could redirect tech money to neglected Great Lakes cities

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now July 9, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Featured, Illinois, Infrastructure, Latest News, Policy, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Spotlight on Infrastructure: Policy executive talks new Biden plan, definitions of infrastructure

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now April 15, 2021

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  • Line 5 tunnel in Michigan clears major permitting hurdle, in blow to opposition
    Despite "adverse" impacts on ecological and tribal resources, state regulators said it's better than an oil spill in the Great Lakes.
  • Air quality alerts issued for northern Michigan as wildfire smoke blankets region
    Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.
  • The AI Boom Is Prolonging Indiana’s Fossil Fuel Era, With Hidden Costs for Water
    Gas turbines and an old coal plant are expected to consume nearly 7 billion gallons of water annually in service of a new Amazon data center.

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