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Posted inFeatured, Habitat Restoration, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Work

Could the Great Lakes lose billions in restoration funding?

by Great Lakes Now April 8, 2025

The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative has funded thousands of projects to combat pollution and invasive species, receiving bipartisan support since its creation. But the future of the GLRI is uncertain.

Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Connect, Invasive Species, Latest News, Live, News, Play, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology, Research, Work

Cougar cubs found in U.P. for first time in more than a century

by WXPR March 14, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inAgriculture, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Connect, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Invasive Species, Live, News, Play, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology, Research, The Catch, Work

Is nuclear power clean energy?

by Great Lakes Now March 12, 2024
Posted inAgriculture, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Connect, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Invasive Species, Live, News, Play, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology, Research, The Catch, Work

Why Chicago will take decades to replace lead pipes

by Great Lakes Now February 15, 2024
Posted inAgriculture, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Connect, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Invasive Species, Live, News, Play, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology, Research, The Catch, Work

Ratepayers still paying for closing coal plants?

by Great Lakes Now February 13, 2024
Posted inAgriculture, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Connect, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Invasive Species, Live, News, Play, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology, Research, The Catch, Work

Harmful algal blooms

by Great Lakes Now September 8, 2023
Posted inAgriculture, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Connect, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Invasive Species, Live, News, Play, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology, Research, The Catch, Work

Freshwater jellyfish

by Great Lakes Now February 20, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Ric Mixter, Shipping and Ports, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do, Work

Touring with Ric: A close-up view of the largest of the Soo Locks

by Ric Mixter February 19, 2020
Posted inAP, Article, Budget, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Freighters, History and Culture, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Shipping and Ports, Waterfront Development, Work

Great Lakes freighters may have to treat ballast water

by The Associated Press September 3, 2019
Posted inAdvocacy, Budget, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipping and Ports, Tourism, Wisconsin, Work

SS Badger: The last of Lake Michigan’s car ferries

by Melissa Walsh August 14, 2019November 9, 2025

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    Michigan’s ambitious plan to replace 580,030 lead and galvanized lines is underway, yet many residents remain in the dark about their water safety. The Michigan Lead Service Line Tracker empowers communities to safeguard against lead exposure.
  • The Next Deluge May Go Differently
    Changes in wetlands policy and reductions in funding mean flooding will worsen.
  • Tensions flare as Line 5 public comment deadline nears
    Public comments are due by the end of the week after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposed a tunnel alternative last month.

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