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Rescuing Freighters and Busting Swamps

by Mila Murray June 24, 2025November 9, 2025

A freighter takes on water in Lake Superior and a lawsuit over farming on wetlands.

Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Tribal Governments and First Nations, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

A guide to the federal review of the Line 5 tunnel

by Interlochen Public Radio June 23, 2025November 7, 2025

The review is a major step toward a permitting decision on the controversial proposal to build a tunnel underneath the Straits of Mackinac.

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Iconic whitefish on edge of collapse as Great Lakes biodiversity crisis deepens

by Bridge Michigan June 23, 2025November 7, 2025

Few fish are as synonymous with Michigan as whitefish. Pushed to the edge by invasive species, their struggle is the tip of a cataclysmic species collapse that could change our way of life.

Research pinpoints type of blue-green algae that may produce toxins in Lake Superior estuary

by Wisconsin Public Radio June 20, 2025

Researchers say the findings will help lead to better monitoring of blooms.

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Points North: Scratching the right itch

by Interlochen Public Radio June 20, 2025November 7, 2025

Ron Reimink knew how uncomfortable and annoying swimmer’s itch could be. He spent much of his adult life trying to eradicate it in lakes across northern Michigan. Then one day, he realized he was completely wrong.

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Consumers Energy in negotiations to sell its aging Michigan dams

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now June 19, 2025November 7, 2025

More energy news as Meta reaches power purchase deal with Illinois nuclear plant and Green Bay finally has a plan for removing its iconic coal piles.

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Wildlife changes found on Lake Huron island

by Great Lakes Echo June 19, 2025November 7, 2025

In nature, a lot can change on a largely uninhabited Great Lakes island over the course of a century. That includes the disappearance and appearance of wildlife species.