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Posted inChicago, Drinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Illinois, Infrastructure, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Chicago Suburbs, Running Out of Water, Will Tap Lake Michigan

by Circle of Blue September 6, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inChicago, Climate Change, Guest Article, Illinois, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research

A Community-Led Approach To Stopping Flooding Expands

by Borderless Magazine August 24, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inChicago, Guest Article, Illinois, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Region

On Chicago’s South Side, neighbors fight to keep Lake Michigan at bay

by Grist August 16, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Alex Hill, Authors, Chicago, Detroit, Featured, History and Culture, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Who is looking out for the Great Lakes?

by Alex Hill August 16, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inChicago, Climate Change, Detroit, Guest Article, Illinois, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Milwaukee, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Inundation and Injustice: Flooding presents a formidable threat to the Great Lakes region

by Ensia August 11, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inChicago, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Wisconsin

FRESH: As Chicago Broils, Citizens and Scientists Study ‘Heat Island’ Effect

by Circle of Blue August 9, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Asian Carp, Authors, Chicago, Featured, Gary Wilson, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Illinois, Invasive Species, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Refresh, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Illinois, feds grapple with agreement that would advance billion dollar plan to stop invasive carp

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now June 2, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Chicago, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Line 5 negotiations in Michigan, funding for clean energy in Illinois

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now May 2, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Chicago, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Power outages in Michigan, future of nuclear power in Illinois

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now March 24, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Chicago, Energy News Roundup, Feature-Chicago, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Community programs to provide solar for low-income residents in Illinois, Ohio

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now January 12, 2023

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  • This northern Michigan program hopes to cultivate the next generation of farmers
    “Nobody gets into farming for sane reasons, other than the sanity of knowing where your food comes from and just general health,” said one student at the Great Lakes Incubator Farm, which teaches people how to work in agriculture.
  • Great Lakes shipping lost third of season to ‘inadequate icebreaking’
    The Lake Carriers Association said in a report that it lost 82 shipping days this year because the US Coast Guard failed to break enough ice. Despite repeated attempts, Congress hasn’t invested in a new icebreaker for the Great Lakes.
  • Whitefish waning. Should Michigan have commercial trout, walleye catches?
    Bills under consideration in the House aim to expand commercial access to walleye and trout as whitefish catch rates plummet. Recreational fishing advocates and state fishing regulators object.

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