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CollaborationFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsInvasive SpeciesLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsThe pandemic that closed the U.S./Canadian border to people may have opened it to the invasive sea lamprey
-Great Lakes invasive species cling to shipments and navigate canals to migrate, but one aquatic invader – sea lamprey – benefitted from border closures instead.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageLake ErieLake OntarioLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismSharon OosthoekTorontoTourismSurfing the Great Lakes: ‘What? People do that here?’
-Among the many recreation options on the Great Lakes, there’s one that people are still discovering – surfing. But a group of women are hoping to offer support to that community while being stewards for the environment.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureIllinoisLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNewsOntarioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSt. Lawrence RiverTourismWisconsinWho caught the world’s largest muskie? Even the experts don’t agree
-The award and corresponding fame for catching the world’s largest muskie by hook and line remains a hotly contested controversy that, after nearly a century of debate, remains unresolved.
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Algae BloomsCollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsInfrastructureInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsNew Ontario watercraft regulations fight invasive species
-New legislation in Ontario can result in a fine if boats are not cleaned properly when they are moved from one body of water and into another.
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Enbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeGas and oil industry report projects fuel price hikes if Enbridge Line 5 is shut down
-The experts who wrote the report said they were asked to look at whether fuel prices would be affected if Line 5 suddenly stopped operating.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupFish, Birds and AnimalsGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisIndianaInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsOhioOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDrinking Water News Roundup: New DNA computer can reveal water contaminants, HydroOne team works on oil spill cleanup
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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AdvocacyBooks, Authors, Art and MusicDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeGary WilsonHistory and CultureLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsCanada’s Maude Barlow chronicles 40 years of activism in new book, “Still Hopeful”
-With hope as her mantra, Barlow describes her obsession with water, her outreach to Detroit and the myth of water abundance.
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Climate ChangeEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsLine 5’s impact on climate change being reviewed as part of tunnel decision
-Line 5 sits on the lakebed of the Straits of Mackinac which connects Lakes Michigan and Huron. Advocates are worried about the risk of an oil spill in the lakes.
