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AuthorsClimate ChangeEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageFeature MilwaukeeGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureKari LydersenLatest NewsMilwaukeeNewsRefreshScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinSmart sewers relieve stress on systems and wastewater officials, saving energy and funds
-“Smart sewer” technology is increasingly common in the region, helping cities avoid overflows that release untreated sewers into lakes and rivers.
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CollaborationFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsForever Chemicals FeaturedGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLake HuronLake MichiganLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsPFASScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinLakes Michigan and Huron join list of lakes with PFAS-tainted smelt
-State regulators this week warned anglers to limit their meals of rainbow smelt taken from the two lakes, along with three inland lakes.
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AuthorsBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageIan SolomonLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismTourismIan Outside: Winning winter
-“I’ve never been a big fan of the cold months, but I’m determined to mend our relationship this year.”
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsForever Chemicals FeaturedMichiganMinnesotaNewsPennsylvaniaPFASPFAS News RoundupResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: PFAS compounds in local fish are 280 times higher than those sold in stores, researchers find
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
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CollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan plastics company forced to probe PFAS contamination, cover costs
-The settlement comes as Attorney General Dana Nessel pursues lawsuits against a host of companies.
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AdvocacyCollaborationGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRefreshThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsRoad Salt, A Stealthy Pollutant, Is Damaging Michigan Waters
-Rivers and lakes are becoming saltier while law and practice limit effective responses.
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AuthorsEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioPennsylvaniaWisconsinEnergy News Roundup: Gas stove debate, electric vehicle expansion
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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AuthorsClimate ChangeDetroitGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLake ErieLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience Says WhatScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekTorontoScience Says What? Climate change, deluges and snow days
-In this new feature, see what scientists are learning about the impacts of climate change on the region – and what can be done to mitigate them.
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Alex HillAuthorsBuffaloFeature HomepageLake ErieLake MichiganLake OntarioLatest NewsMichiganNew YorkNewsOntarioRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchMapping the Great Lakes: Snowfall in the snowbelt
-Another environmental oddity of the Great Lakes region is the existence of snowbelts or large areas impacted by lake effect snow.
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AuthorsBooks, Authors, Art and MusicClimate ChangeFeature HomepageForests and PlantsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLake SuperiorMinnesotaNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchNibi Chronicles: “The trees of our homeland”
-The Ojibwe word for the paper birch is wiigwaasi-mitig — or Nimishoomis wiigwaas — Grandfather Birch.
