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Climate ChangeCollaborationFeature MilwaukeeInfrastructureLatest NewsMilwaukeeNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
Milwaukee Neighborhood Pushes Toward Climate Resilience
-Milwaukee’s Walnut Way neighborhood has gradually transformed from lifeless parcels to green space.
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ClevelandClimate ChangeCollaborationEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature ClevelandFish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioTourismWaterfront Development
Lake Erie Wind Farm Divides Environmental Activists
-The contested case of the Icebreaker Wind Farm has implications for renewable energy in the region.
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Algae BloomsClimate ChangeCollaborationDrinking WaterLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Climate change threatens drinking water quality across the Great Lakes
-Warmer waters, heavier storms and nutrient pollution are a triple threat to Great Lakes cities’ drinking water.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationDuluthInfrastructureLake SuperiorLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Lessons in Resilience: As climate and the economy changes, Duluth steps up
-Perched on the western shore of the world’s greatest lake, an inland port city offers lessons for resilience in uncertain times.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationDuluthEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsShipping and PortsWisconsin
As energy use changes in the Great Lakes, so too does the world’s largest freshwater port
-The Port of Duluth-Superior is one of the largest ports in the U.S., and its second largest commodity is coal.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationInfrastructureLake OntarioLatest NewsNewsOntarioTorontoWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Single Systems: Great Lakes cities’ sewer designs mean waste in the waters
-A big storm can overwhelm a treatment plant’s capacity, leading to storm and wastewater bypassing the plant and ending up untreated in the lake.
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Asian CarpGary Abud Jr.Great Lakes LearningInvasive SpeciesLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNews
Great Lakes Learning: Model the population dynamics of invasive species at home
-Understanding invasive carp species can not only help protect the Great Lakes but also be key to understanding the current global pandemic.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationDuluthEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake SuperiorLatest NewsMinnesotaNews
In the ‘climate refuge’ city of Duluth, a fight brews over the hometown utility
-There has been a growing climate movement in Duluth, a city that advertises itself as an outdoor haven with access to fresh air, clean water and Lake Superior.
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Shrinking Shorelines: Climate change-related erosion threatens Great Lakes coasts
-Increasing erosion on the Great Lakes shoreline is threatening beaches, parks and other recreation areas used by people across the region.
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ChicagoClimate ChangeCollaborationEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature-ChicagoIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, Research
To protect people in the Great Lakes region from climate extremes, weatherize their homes
-As climate change makes heat waves more frequent across the region and the nation, cities will need more tools to protect their residents.