Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do
Michigan tribes fight long odds to restore wild rice, their history
Once abundant in Michigan, wild rice has dwindled in numbers since the early 1900s. Now, tribes are partnering with government agencies to bring back the grain that is vital to their heritage.
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Science Says What? Lessons learned from a deliberate dilbit spill
Water flowed black and shiny, coating turtles and waterfowl with a smelly goo and transforming grasses and bushes along the banks from green to oily black.
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Eat Your Heartland Out: Fish Feast
This episode of Eat Your Heartland Out celebrates the flavorful and nutritious fish of the Great Lakes.
Posted inFeatured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Water Quality
Workers needed to fulfill America’s infrastructure goals
Local and corporate dollars will pay for some of these projects. But the infrastructure push is catalyzed by federal action.
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eFoiling and Unpaid Bills – Episode 2307
An encore presentation of stories about eFoiling, water infrastructure, and The Catch.
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Research vessels are on the Great Lakes, but there’s no crew on board
Autonomous research vessels are gathering data about fish in the Great Lakes.
Posted inFeature Detroit, Featured, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region
TED Countdown: Ford global director of sustainability Cynthia Williams on making Detroit a hub for climate solutions
Williams joined Great Lakes Now to expand on her TED talk, and why the automotive industry can be the driving force in making Detroit a hub for climate change solutions.
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Nibi Chronicles: A portal to the Burt Lake Band’s violent expulsion
On Oct. 15, 1900, the adults, children and elders of the Cheboiganing Band of Ottawa and Chippewa were forced out of their beds and made to watch as their houses were doused with kerosene and burned to the ground.
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TED Countdown: Musician Tunde Olaniran from Flint, Michigan on the role of art in the climate crisis
They were asked to perform one of their latest works for the TED Countdown Summit at the Fillmore Detroit. Olaniran took to the stage with four backup dancers to retell the story of the Yuruba creation myth.
