A new analysis shows that rising Legionnaires’ disease cases disproportionately affect Black Americans and people living in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and New England.
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Top 10 Fish to Catch: Great Lakes means great fishing
Does your favorite fish make the list of favorites to catch on the Great Lakes?
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Fish, Birds and Animals, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Indiana, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Ohio, Ontario, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality
Drinking Water News Roundup: New DNA computer can reveal water contaminants, HydroOne team works on oil spill cleanup
Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
Posted inBudget, Climate, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, News, Politics, Protect, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality
What Does Building Back Better Look Like?
The United States has tentatively allocated $6-billion to conserve and restore coastal areas and prepare for a changing climate. We asked a range of experts how all that money should be spent.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Culture, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do
Canada’s Maude Barlow chronicles 40 years of activism in new book, “Still Hopeful”
With hope as her mantra, Barlow describes her obsession with water, her outreach to Detroit and the myth of water abundance.
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Episode 2202 Lesson Plans: The Great Lakes on Thin Ice
Lessons and activities based on the month Great Lakes Now program.
Posted inClimate, Commercial Fishing, Culture, Fish, Birds and Animals, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Invasive Species, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Politics, Protect, Science, Technology & Research, Tribal Governments and First Nations
Breaking up: Ice loss is changing one Anishinaabe fisherman’s relationship with Lake Superior
Respect for water was as much a part of Phillip Solomon’s fishing education as sawing through thick winter ice. The Anishinaabe fisherman can see how rising temperatures are changing Gitchigumi and the fish his community relies on.
Posted inCulture, Fish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research
I Speak for the Fish: Logperch rocking, rolling and rebounding
How the native smallmouth bass helped save logperch – the Great Lakes’ largest darter – from the invasive round goby.
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Lakes Learning: Great Lakes Now adds more free educational activities, teaching plans, PBS programs
These new, original, free lesson plans and at-home activities are based on video from the award-winning public television series and are downloadable for use with your middle schoolers.
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Episode 1028 Lesson Plans: Algal Blooms on Lake Superior
Lessons and activities based on the month Great Lakes Now program.
