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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Featured, Industry, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Bacteria Cleanup: Should we let nature clean up oil spills?

by Brian Owens, Great Lakes Now July 30, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research

After federal rule change, Michigan resumes killing cormorants to save fish

by Bridge Michigan July 29, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Climate Change, Featured, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Great Lakes algae threatens air quality

by Great Lakes Echo July 28, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Fish, Birds and Animals, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Latest News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

The Suckers: Great Lakes’ “best supporting fishes” are important to the food web

by Sandra Svoboda July 22, 2021
Posted inCulture, Feature Detroit, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Illinois, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Niagara Falls, Ohio, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Sturgeon, Tourism, Wisconsin

See the Sturgeon: The many ways to see, touch and appreciate sturgeon around the region

by Noah Bock July 21, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research

I Speak for the Fish: Mussel memory, the race to save an endangered species

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now July 19, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Illinois, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Birds on Film: Filmmaker Bob Dolgan talks about Chicago’s piping plovers with Great Lakes Now

by Sandra Svoboda July 15, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Invasive Species, Latest News, Minnesota, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Invasive Tracking: Researchers trying to trace zebra mussel infestations

by Rachel Duckett July 14, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Algae Blooms, Featured, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Researchers find relationship between invasive zebra mussels, toxic algae

by Great Lakes Echo July 13, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Budget, Feature Detroit, Featured, Grand Rapids, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Investing in the Lakes: New bill could redirect tech money to neglected Great Lakes cities

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now July 9, 2021November 9, 2025

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  • 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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