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Posted inEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

Michigan’s electric energy future could be wasting away in a junk drawer

by Bridge Michigan August 5, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, John Hartig, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Operation Manoomin: Restoring Wild Rice along the Detroit River

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now August 5, 2024
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Algae Blooms, Authors, Featured, James Proffitt, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

A Decade After Crisis, Algal Blooms Persist

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now August 2, 2024
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology, Research

Points North: Shooting a Unicorn

by Interlochen Public Radio August 2, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Freighters, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region

On Lake Michigan, a coal-fired steamship and ferry eyes a clean-energy future

by Bridge Michigan August 2, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region

TCAPS bond could mean more energy efficiency for schools

by Interlochen Public Radio August 1, 2024November 8, 2025
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‘Containment breached’: How an oil spill in northwest Toronto made its way to Lake Ontario

by The Narwhal July 30, 2024
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research

Raising monarch butterflies in Interlochen

by Interlochen Public Radio July 30, 2024November 8, 2025
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Former state toxicologist says nitrate drinking water standards are too lax

by Wisconsin Examiner July 30, 2024
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Ojibwemodaa! Let’s speak Ojibwe!

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now July 26, 2024November 8, 2025

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