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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Climate Change, Detroit, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Gary Wilson, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Excited about Biden: Detroit advocate hopeful on environmental justice progress after decades of inertia

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now February 9, 2021
Posted inClimate Change, Drinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Should future plans for Line 5 consider climate change?

by Michigan Public February 7, 2021
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Guest Article, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

U.S., Canadian researchers conduct binational birds conservation research

by Great Lakes Echo February 5, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Guest Article, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research

Herring gull eggs help monitor Great Lakes ecosystems

by Great Lakes Echo February 5, 2021
Posted inInvasive Species, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research

30 Years Later: Mussel invasion legacy reaches far beyond Great Lakes

by Andrew Blok February 2, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Drinking Water, Fish, Birds and Animals, Freighters, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Michigan is on thin ice. Get used to it, climate experts say.

by Bridge Michigan February 2, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Fish, Birds and Animals, Habitat Restoration, John Hartig, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Beavers come knocking at the Detroit River’s former Black Lagoon

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now February 1, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Drinking Water, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Great Lakes seeing low ice cover compared to this time last year

by Michigan Public January 29, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Algae Blooms, Authors, Invasive Species, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Latest News, Lorraine Boissoneault, Minnesota, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Mussel-Phosphorus Puzzle: Invasive mussels are reshaping the chemistry of the Great Lakes

by Lorraine Boissoneault January 27, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Climate Change, Latest News, Natasha Blakely, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Crisis Response: President Biden has already kickstarted the country’s new approach to climate change

by Natasha Blakely January 25, 2021

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  • This northern Michigan program hopes to cultivate the next generation of farmers
    “Nobody gets into farming for sane reasons, other than the sanity of knowing where your food comes from and just general health,” said one student at the Great Lakes Incubator Farm, which teaches people how to work in agriculture.
  • Great Lakes shipping lost third of season to ‘inadequate icebreaking’
    The Lake Carriers Association said in a report that it lost 82 shipping days this year because the US Coast Guard failed to break enough ice. Despite repeated attempts, Congress hasn’t invested in a new icebreaker for the Great Lakes.
  • Whitefish waning. Should Michigan have commercial trout, walleye catches?
    Bills under consideration in the House aim to expand commercial access to walleye and trout as whitefish catch rates plummet. Recreational fishing advocates and state fishing regulators object.

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