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Posted inAdvocacy, Budget, Industry, Lake Michigan, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipping and Ports, Tourism, Wisconsin

SS Badger: The last of Lake Michigan’s car ferries

by Melissa Walsh August 14, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Blue Economy, Budget, Industry, Municipalities, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipping and Ports, Wisconsin

Billions Invested in Clean Water: Port Milwaukee implements a range of methods to great success

by Melissa Walsh July 15, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inHabitat Restoration, News, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Bringing Back Milwaukee’s Swamps: Part II

by Lorraine Boissoneault June 21, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inHabitat Restoration, News, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Bringing Back Milwaukee’s Swamps: Part I

by Lorraine Boissoneault June 20, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inDetroit River, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake St. Clair, Lake Superior, Michigan, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Recreation and Tourism, Region, St. Clair River, St. Mary's River, Wisconsin

Island Life: Where People Live on the Great Lakes

by Sandra Svoboda April 29, 2019
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Equity and Environmental Justice, Municipalities, News, Policy, Politics, Protect, Region, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Milwaukee sewage exec has an “audacious” goal to protect Lake Michigan

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now April 19, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Industry, Lake Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Protect, Region, The States, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Will Foxconn’s flip flopping draw scrutiny from Great Lakes region?

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now February 5, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, News, Policy, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Great Lakes mayors and First Nation group at odds with governors on water diversions

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now December 7, 2018November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Michigan, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Great Lakes opportunities, obstacles await new governors in Michigan and Wisconsin

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now November 12, 2018November 9, 2025

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