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Category: U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

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, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, 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, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, 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
Posted inClimate, 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

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Latest News

  • 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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