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Posted inFeatured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Meet the man who has been cleaning the Rouge River for 35 years

by Planet Detroit May 8, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Featured, Gary Wilson, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Michigan author reflects on 20th anniversary of landmark book The Living Great Lakes

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now May 8, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inForests and Plants, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research

‘No Mow May’ grows in Traverse City

by Interlochen Public Radio May 7, 2024November 8, 2025
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 inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

New study: Great Lakes beaches are littered with plastic trash

by Bridge Michigan May 1, 2024
Posted inFeatured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

The murky process of reopening Palisades and why it’s a turning point for nuclear

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now May 1, 2024
Posted inCommercial Fishing, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology, Research

Points North: More Than Just a Filet of Fish

by Interlochen Public Radio April 26, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Children of Flint water crisis make change as young environmental and health activists

by The Associated Press April 25, 2024
Posted inFeatured, Indiana, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Pennsylvania, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Key figure in Ohio bribery scandal dead by suicide

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now April 18, 2024
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Guest Article, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research

Points North: The Quest for Kiyi

by Interlochen Public Radio April 12, 2024November 8, 2025

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    Changes in wetlands policy and reductions in funding mean flooding will worsen.
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    Public comments are due by the end of the week after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposed a tunnel alternative last month.

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