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Posted inAgriculture, Climate Change, Featured, Forests and Plants, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Wisconsin

The Northwoods is now a month into unusually early maple tapping season

by WXPR March 13, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Forests and Plants, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Wisconsin

Ottawa National Forest creates shaded fuel brakes to help protect communities from wildfires

by WXPR March 1, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Wisconsin

Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe Winter Games go on despite little snow on the ground

by WXPR February 26, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, James Proffitt, Lake Erie, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Wisconsin’s state fish tops the food chain

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now February 22, 2024
Posted inFeatured, Lake Erie, Latest News, Milwaukee, News, Ohio, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Wisconsin

Teachers and scientists work together on the Lake Guardian 

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now February 17, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, Latest News, Michigan, Milwaukee, News, Ohio, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Wisconsin

Consortium of Great Lakes universities and tech companies gets $15M to seek ways to clean wastewater

by The Associated Press January 30, 2024
Posted inFeatured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, News, Region, Waves of Change, Wisconsin

Waves of Change: Meet Wisconsin Green Muslims founder and director Huda Alkaff

by Great Lakes Now January 29, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inBooks, Authors, Art and Music, Duluth, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Food, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Lake Superior, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Wisconsin

Twenty companies pledge to use all parts of Great Lakes fish by 2025

by Great Lakes Echo January 12, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inGLNC, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Milwaukee, News, Region, Wisconsin

WATCH: Milwaukee’s polluted hotspot

by Great Lakes Now December 12, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Feature Milwaukee, Featured, Gary Wilson, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Milwaukee, News, Refresh, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Wisconsin agency’s expanded mission led to record $450 million investment in Milwaukee waterways

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now November 9, 2023November 8, 2025

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  • Judge halts some work on Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute in northern Wisconsin
    Bayfield County Judge John Anderson halts work where Enbridge needs more permits to install structures in four waterways.
  • New York Plastics Law Advances Amid Debate Over ‘Chemical Recycling’
    Environmentalists and some state lawmakers say the process does more harm than good. Plastics producers are pushing back.
  • Michigan gets $108M in Monsanto settlement to clean up PCB contamination
    Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced a $108 million settlement with Monsanto Co. over long-term PCB contamination in the state, with the funds directed toward cleanup and restoration of affected natural resources.

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