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Category: U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

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 inFeatured, Latest News, News, Politics, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Will JD Vance save the Great Lakes from Trump?

by Grist February 20, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inAgriculture, Blue Economy, Featured, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

What the recent tariff news means for the Great Lakes

by Sean Ericson, Great Lakes Now February 14, 2025
Posted inCulture, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Tribal Governments and First Nations, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Tackling environmental racism in Chemical Valley

by The Narwhal February 13, 2025
Posted inEnergy, Featured, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Trump tries to block EV charger money — again. Michigan impact ‘clear as mud’

by Bridge Michigan February 11, 2025
Posted inLatest News, News, Politics, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Iced out? Research on the Great Lakes goes ahead amid funding chaos.

by Grist February 10, 2025
Posted inCulture, Featured, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Tribal Governments and First Nations, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Life on the frontlines of Ontario’s critical mineral boom

by The Narwhal January 21, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inEnergy, Equity and Environmental Justice, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

He’ll try, but Trump can’t stop the clean energy revolution

by Grist November 12, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inClimate, 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, Equity and Environmental Justice, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tribal Governments and First Nations, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

4 things to know about a youth-led court case against Ontario’s climate plans

by The Narwhal November 6, 2024

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Latest News

  • 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.
  • Bad River tribe, groups sue over waterway crossing approvals for Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute
    The Bad River tribe and environmental groups are again suing the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources over decisions that allow work to move forward on Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute at four waterway crossings.

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