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Category: Climate Change

Posted inAlgae Blooms, Climate Change, Featured, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Toxic algae blooms are lasting longer in Lake Erie − why that’s a worry for people and pets

by The Conversation June 27, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research

Great Lakes temperature extremes intensifying due to climate change

by Michigan Public May 27, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research

Intense rainfall means more floods. What can we do?

by Great Lakes Now May 12, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Culture, Forests and Plants, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research

Wildfires are getting worse. Can an old technique help control them?

by Great Lakes Now May 7, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate Change, Culture, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Invasive Species, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Michigan, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Government downsizing, defunding and deregulating at what environmental cost?

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now May 5, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Wisconsin

Wisconsin sees record start to the fire season as climate change drives more blazes

by Wisconsin Public Radio April 18, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, Climate Change, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Illinois, Latest News, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research

‘Everyone deserves clean air,’ says a Chicago EPA worker who fears her job will end

by WBEZ April 1, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Ice fishing returns to Lake Erie after years of thin ice and open water

by Great Lakes Echo February 28, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Illinois, Latest News, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker set ambitious climate goals for the state. It’s far from meeting them.

by WBEZ February 7, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research

Climate misinformation is rife on social media – and poised to get worse

by The Conversation February 6, 2025November 7, 2025

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Latest News

  • Air quality alerts issued for northern Michigan as wildfire smoke blankets region
    Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.
  • The AI Boom Is Prolonging Indiana’s Fossil Fuel Era, With Hidden Costs for Water
    Gas turbines and an old coal plant are expected to consume nearly 7 billion gallons of water annually in service of a new Amazon data center.
  • Refuge in the Windy City: Declining wetland bird makes a home in downtown Chicago
    While urbanization continues to displace natural ecosystems across the Great Lakes region, one declining wetland bird has managed to adapt to city life — the black-crowned night heron.

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