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Lights, Cameras, Drones … Great Lakes, Oceans,
- by Sandra SvobodaAt the Thunder Bay International Film Festival filmmakers honestly but not too biasedly depict how daily living, energy use, and other industries impact communities and ecosystems locally and globally.
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Federal employees hit streets in Great Lakes region to protest government shutdown
- by Gary WilsonDemonstrations against the government shutdown led by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), took place just steps from the EPA’s Great Lakes Region headquarters.
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Snyder reflects on his Great Lakes record in one-on-one interview
- by GLN EditorIn a private interview with Detroit Public Television’s Great Lakes Now, outgoing Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said he is proud of his Great Lakes accomplishments during his eight-year tenure as governor.
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Great Lakes Now specials selected for international film festival
- by Sandra SvobodaThree Great Lakes Now specials will be among the 60 films screened at the Thunder Bay International Film Festival in late January.
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Full Senate vote on Enbridge Line 5 tunnel proposal delayed
- by Mary Ellen GeistA Senate committee has approved a proposal that would move forward Gov. Rick Snyder’s agreement with Enbridge for a tunnel to encase the Line 5 pipeline beneath the Straits of Mackinac.
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“Great Lakes in the bullseye of Climate Change”
- by Mary Ellen GeistThe National Climate Assessment says the Great Lakes Region is smack-dab in the center of some of the most damaging impacts from climate change.
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Lake Erie Steelhead fishing thriving through Great Lakes cooperation
- by James ProffittIn the past decade, steelhead fishing on Lake Erie has been heating up and for good reason: wildlife officials in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York have worked non-stop, and cooperatively, to ensure healthy populations of this super-prized and super-beautiful fish.
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Lake Superior Zebra Mussels: “A big disappointing surprise”
- by Jack NissenCommon wisdom would tell you zebra mussels couldn’t live in Lake Superior because it’s an unproductive lake with frigid temperatures. But common wisdom might be wrong this time. When researchers started finding the mollusk nuisance not just surviving but spreading in the lake, they exhaled a collective groan.
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The Door Flint Opened: America’s Drinking Water Crisis A Great Lakes Now Special airs Nov. 1, 9 pm on DPTV
- by Mary Ellen GeistIn this debut of the DPTV Great Lakes Bureau’s series of half-hour specials, GreatLakesNow.org examines how the Flint Water Crisis is shining a light on global water issues.
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