New strategy for limiting the spread of exotic water plants in Michigan.
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Episode 2307 Lesson Plans: Surveying shipwrecks
Lessons and activities based on the monthly Great Lakes Now program.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do
Great Lakes Moment: Nature right outside your school door
Southgate, Michigan has created a significant 41-acre nature center adjacent to Southgate Anderson High School.
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Michigan ‘river walker’ program warns anglers on eating contaminated fish
Industrial pollution taints the fish in a host of Michigan rivers, but anglers often don’t know the risks. River walkers like Jim Bridgforth aim to change that — but not everyone has the luxury of skipping a fresh-caught meal.
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Amendment to Clean Water Act improves Great Lakes through critical observation, collaboration
The Great Lakes region has seen significant improvement since the river fires of 1969, bringing people back the waters they know and love.
Posted inDetroit River, Drinking Water, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality
Regulators fail for 43 years to stop BASF from ‘staggering’ daily toxic waste spill into Detroit River
The pollution enters the river just upstream from the City of Wyandotte’s drinking water intake.
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Preparing for a Great Lakes oil spill
By Lester Graham, Michigan Radio The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; and Michigan Radio, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; who work together to bring […]
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Diesel spill on Lake Michigan triggers multi-agency response
Up to 46,000 gallons of diesel fuel may have spilled into Lake Michigan from a large ship. It triggered a multi-agency response, including the US Coast Guard, EGLE, and ship owners.
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Energy News Roundup: Improvements coming to Michigan’s power grid, Congress can’t agree on climate spending
Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Points North: The Stone Skipping Philosopher
Kurt Steiner holds the world record for stone skipping. He throws rocks because it makes him happy. And because he says it’s key to escaping digital self-saturation.
