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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Commercial Fishing, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Invasive Species, 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

Low but Stable: Yellow perch populations in Great Lakes’ bays and open waters

by John McCracken July 8, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, News, PFAS, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Dealing with the soup of chemicals that can get into your drinking water

by Michigan Public July 6, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Agriculture, Algae Blooms, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Good News for Lake Erie: 2021 algal bloom severity forecast is a low 3

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now July 2, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Birds and Brews: Pour one out for the piping plover

by Rachel Duckett July 1, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Feature Detroit, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Detroit Flooding Previews Risks from a Warming Climate

by Circle of Blue July 1, 2021
Posted inClimate Change, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research

Researchers seek volunteers to document coastal erosion in Michigan

by Great Lakes Echo June 28, 2021
Posted inCulture, Freighters, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, Shipping and Ports

Canada expands ballast water restrictions to reduce invasive species spread

by Michigan Public June 24, 2021
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research

I Speak for the Fish: April showers bring vernal pools and baby salamanders

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now June 24, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Illinois, Indiana, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Citizen Science Opportunities: How can you get involved in scientific research?

by Noah Bock June 24, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Piping Plovers: Despite new challenges, the birds make their comeback

by Lorraine Boissoneault June 23, 2021November 9, 2025

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    Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.
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    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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