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Alex HillAuthorsBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchMapping the Great Lakes: Mental health and ‘blue spaces’
-The Great Lakes offer abundant opportunities to visit “blue spaces” that help lower stress and improve overall mental health.
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AuthorsChicagoEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsOhioWisconsinEnergy News Roundup: Power outages in Michigan, future of nuclear power in Illinois
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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AuthorsCitizen ScienceFeature HomepageForests and PlantsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyScience Says WhatScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekScience Says What? How 5th-graders counting plants can lead to positive change
-These young researchers are participating in citizen science — the public voluntarily helping to conduct scientific research.
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CollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHabitat RestorationLake HuronLatest NewsMichiganNewsScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMulti-million dollar restoration projects proposed for the Saginaw Bay watershed; paid with settlement money from corporate polluters
-Ten restoration projects have been proposed, including wetlands and other wildlife habitats.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSt. Clair RiverI Speak for the Fish: Playing follow-the-leader with diving ducks
-A team of ducks leads us to where the invasive round gobies are overwintering and along the way schools us in how to find fish underwater.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageHistory and CultureIllinoisIndigenous CommunitiesLake SuperiorLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsOhioNibi Chronicles: Acknowledging one family’s knack for finding ancient stone tools
-The Anderson Collection’s oldest pieces are from the Clovis period of human history—delicately shaped points made of jasper or Hudson Bay lowland chert.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIllinoisMichiganMinnesotaNewsPFASPFAS News RoundupScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: All fish tested from Michigan rivers contain ‘forever chemicals’, study finds
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
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AuthorsClimate ChangeDetroitEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitFeature HomepageGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesEnvironmental justice expert questions Michigan’s subsidies for electric vehicles
-Concern over EV affordability for lower income groups and who will bear the burden of the environmental risk that comes with EV production.
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CollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchFew good options for shrinking Michigan’s problem deer herds
-Deer are invading Michigan’s suburbs, resulting in car crashes, habitat destruction and disease concerns. But affected Michigan communities probably can’t sterilize or kill enough deer to reverse the trend.
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AuthorsEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioEnergy News Roundup: Large solar energy project proposed in Michigan, more community solar projects in Illinois
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
