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Blue EconomyFeature HomepageHabitat RestorationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe Blue EconomyTribal Governments and First NationsU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsThunder Bay is bringing its Great Lake shoreline back
-Decades of industrial pollution on Lake Superior has seen stretches of its shore deemed areas of environmental concern for both Canada and the U.S. A massive investment of time and money is letting nature return.
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AuthorsChicagoDetroitFeature DetroitFeature HomepageFeature-ChicagoGary WilsonIllinoisInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsSinking cities: Great Lakes cities not immune from under-recognized threat
-New research says Chicago and Detroit are at risk of sinking from things like groundwater extraction. Researcher says officials need to be more proactive.
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AgricultureFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe Blue EconomyU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsConflict Over A Blockbuster Farm Chemical
-Use and safety of Roundup questioned in Michigan and Midwest.
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It’s ‘all hands on deck’ as hot temps and strong winds bring high risk of wildfires to the Northwoods
-Another day of high fire risk is expected across northern Wisconsin and the western Upper Peninsula today. Red Flag Warnings are issued when there are hot temperatures, very low humidity, gusty winds, and dry fuels.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageLake HuronLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismPoints North: The Longest Paddle
-After Traci Lynn Martin’s mom died, she knew she couldn’t keep putting off her dream: Becoming the first person to kayak around the Great Lakes in one year.
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ClevelandFeature ClevelandFish, Birds and AnimalsInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchTourismCleveland Metroparks lets the dogs out in the hunt for spotted lanternflies
-Scent-tracking dogs Bronco, Juno, Argent and Rio, alongside their owners, spent the last four months searching for and removing spotted lanternfly egg masses before they hatch in May.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingCollaborationGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismThe Blue EconomyTourismWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWaterfront DevelopmentAn $80M cleanup made Muskegon Lake trendy. Will ‘eco-gentrification’ follow?
-Once ringed by polluting factories, Muskegon Lake has attracted a wealthier clientele to blue-collar Muskegon thanks to a taxpayer-funded cleanup. Cheers about the economic gains are mixed with fear that the lakeshore will become ‘a gated community.’
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AuthorsChicagoDetroitFeature HomepageIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOntarioSean EricsonTorontoBuses vs. Trains: The Future of Public Transit in the Great Lakes Region
-As cities invest in greener, more accessible transit, a key debate emerges: sleek light rail or cost-effective bus rapid transit? The answer may depend more on perception than performance.
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Commercial FishingFish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchWhy smallmouth bass are getting bigger in Michigan waterways
-“It’s been a real boom, and a lot of people will say that the good ole days in bass fishing are now.”
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Feature HomepageFoodForests and PlantsLatest NewsNewsRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchTourismWisconsinOne man’s quest to bring more of North America’s largest native fruit, the pawpaw, to Wisconsin
-Adam D’Angelo’s work includes planting an orchard in Spring Green this year to research and develop new varieties of the pawpaw fruit.
