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Category: Feature Detroit

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Lake Erie, Lake St. Clair, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Detroit’s benefits of a national urban park in Windsor

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now December 5, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Feature Detroit, Food, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Detroit and Toronto among Time Magazine’s “50 Greatest Places”

by Sandra Svoboda July 13, 2022
Posted inClimate, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

When your home is filled with hazards, what can you do?

by Tynnetta Harris, Great Lakes Now July 13, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, Culture, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Michigan, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism

Detroit City Council wants to make Detroit River a World Heritage Site

by Michigan Public May 12, 2022
Posted inAdvocacy, Budget, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Water's True Cost

High Cost of Water Hits Home

by Circle of Blue May 10, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Feature Detroit, Featured, Lake Superior, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Edmund Fitzgerald 2021: Attend a shipwreck memorial service in person or virtually

by Natasha Blakely November 8, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Feature Detroit, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: International wetlands treaty turns 50

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now September 6, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Flint, Forever Chemicals Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, PFAS, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Drinking Water Roundup: Senate passes $1 trillion infrastructure bill, Canada reaches $8 billion settlement with First Nations

by Rachel Duckett August 12, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Feature Detroit, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Industry Woes: Water industry struggles with both competitive hiring and retiring workforce

by Taylor Haelterman August 11, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Featured, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, Michigan, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Sugar Island is getting an ecological makeover

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now August 2, 2021November 9, 2025

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    Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.
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    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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