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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Featured, Gary Wilson, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes EPA office reaffirms 2030 cleanup goal for Detroit River, other contaminated sites

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now September 21, 2023
Posted inDetroit, Feature Detroit, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

TED Countdown: Ford global director of sustainability Cynthia Williams on making Detroit a hub for climate solutions

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now July 21, 2023
Posted inAdvocacy, Climate Change, Detroit, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Flint, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

TED Countdown: Musician Tunde Olaniran from Flint, Michigan on the role of art in the climate crisis

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now July 20, 2023
Posted inDetroit, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, TED

TED Countdown: Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice executive director Laprisha Berry Daniels on providing support, preparing for future

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now July 19, 2023
Posted inClimate Change, Detroit, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research, TED

TED Countdown: BlocPower CEO Donnel Baird on greening America’s buildings, improving communities

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now July 18, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Blue Economy, Detroit, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, History and Culture, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, John Hartig, Lake Erie, Lake St. Clair, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Region, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: A business case for The Great Lakes Way

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now July 3, 2023
Posted inClimate Change, Detroit, Events and Special Broadcasts, Feature Detroit, Featured, Great Lakes Conferences Conferences, Great Lakes Now Events and Road/River Shows, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, TED, Video

The TED Countdown Summit is coming to Detroit

by Mila Murray June 29, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Detroit, Feature Detroit, Featured, Ian Solomon, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Ian Outside: Michigan beaches you need to see

by Ian Solomon June 27, 2023
Posted inClimate Change, Detroit, Feature Detroit, Featured, Forests and Plants, Lake Ontario, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Toronto

Wildfire smoke can harm human health, even when the fire is hundreds of miles away – a toxicologist explains why

by The Conversation June 9, 2023November 8, 2025
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Climate change could spell catastrophe for Detroit’s older homes

by Jonathan Shead April 18, 2023

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    Grassroots ‘Solarize’ programs have expanded across Michigan cities and counties, helping residents access group discounts on solar installations even as federal incentives have been cut.
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    Trump administration officials say the restructuring will bring the agency closer to communities they serve.
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    The federal government announced a new $144 million program to study microplastics and the risks they pose to human health. But some environmental groups say the action isn't aggressive enough.

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