Climate change continues to have an impact on residents in Southeast Michigan. As heavy rains have become more frequent, so has the flooding.
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Maple Syrup and Storing Energy – Episode 2304
Climate change impacts maple syrup and a Toronto company’s push toward renewable power.
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I Speak for the Fish: Eyeballing Walleye
Walleye are known for their deadpan stare but there is more to this Great Lakes native than a ghostly gaze and a fillet sizzling in butter.
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A deep dive into disposing waste from East Palestine’s derailment
Public alarm over Vickery Environmental deep well injection site is decades late.
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Former U.N. adviser warns on water futures trading, elevates water crisis to level of climate
Canada’s Maude Barlow says Michigan, Canada Line 5 dispute is on the “back burner” between Trudeau and Biden.
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Michigan’s Magnet Man attracts river trash
The heaviest thing that he has found is a full-sized safe in the Rouge River in Delray, Michigan, taking seven people with magnets and hooks to pull it out.
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Weathering the floods: Detroit neighborhood faces uncertain future due to climate change
One Detroit visits the hard-hit Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood to learn about how climate change and flooding are impacting the area.
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WATCH: Searching for stoneflies
Every winter the environmental organization Friends of the Rouge hosts their annual stonefly survey. The stonefly is a pollution-sensitive insect that calls the Rouge River home. Its absence or presence in the river helps researchers understand current water quality. Join a group of passionate citizen scientists as they search for stoneflies at a headwater stream in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
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Episode 2303 Lesson Plans: Citizen science in the Great Lakes
Lessons and activities based on the monthly Great Lakes Now program.
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Great Lakes Take Global Stage
The 2023 UN Water Conference highlights risks and opportunities for the Great Lakes region.
