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Category: Detroit

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Featured, John Hartig, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Detroit River’s important role in lake whitefish

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now May 6, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Featured, John Hartig, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Saving the Conservation Crescent

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now April 1, 2024
Posted inBuffalo, Climate Change, Detroit, Duluth, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Are Great Lakes cities ready for climate migrants?

by Great Lakes Echo March 23, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inDetroit, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science Says What, Science, Technology & Research

The solar eclipse is a great opportunity for students and citizen scientists alike

by Sarah Derouin, Great Lakes Now March 22, 2024
Posted inAgriculture, Detroit, Feature Detroit, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

Composting, water access and backyard chickens: Detroit’s urban farming evolution

by Planet Detroit March 21, 2024
Posted inDetroit, Feature Detroit, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

Video: It’s Detroiters vs dust in west side neighborhood

by BridgeDetroit March 18, 2024
Posted inNews

Great Lakes Moment: Gordie Howe International Bridge becomes part of binational trail system

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now March 4, 2024June 10, 2026
Posted inCurt Wolf, Detroit, Feature Detroit, Featured, GLNC, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

The future of water management, with Curt Wolf

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now February 12, 2024
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, John Hartig, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Lest we forget – A history of Detroit River oil pollution

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now February 5, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inDetroit, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region

Parts of Detroit could be radically transformed by city solar plan, for better or worse

by Planet Detroit January 30, 2024November 8, 2025

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