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How Great Lakes cities are preparing for climate migration

by Stephen Starr, Great Lakes Now September 24, 2025

Cleveland hopes to thrive as a climate refuge, but some fear gentrification and extractive development will leave longtime residents behind.

Posted inYouTube | Great Lakes Now

Lost Ships and Newsworthy Trees | Episode Preview

by September 24, 2025November 10, 2025

On the next episode of Great Lakes Now, join Ian Solomon on a shipwreck adventure in Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and find out how researchers at Lake Ontario National […]

Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News

A Great Lakes oil pipeline faces 3 controversies with no speedy resolutions

by The Conversation September 23, 2025November 7, 2025

The disputes raise questions about the region’s economy and environment, as well as national priorities over energy, water, climate and Indigenous rights.

Posted inNews

Lost Ships and Newsworthy Trees

by Mila Murray September 23, 2025November 9, 2025

Explore shipwreck sanctuaries and a forest that fueled a media empire.

Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News

Amid rise of RFK Jr., officials waver on drinking water fluoridation — even in the state where it started

by ProPublica September 22, 2025

As the nation’s top health official calls fluoride “industrial waste,” state and local governments are pulling back on the practice, upending a decades-long public health success story.

Posted inYouTube Shorts | Great Lakes Now

These Whitefish are Refugees

by September 22, 2025November 10, 2025

Whitefish stocks in lakes Michigan and Huron have plunged, and scientists fear entire bloodlines could be lost within years. With no cure in sight for the mussel invasion that has […]

Posted inYouTube Shorts | Great Lakes Now

Lake Trout are Lake Superior’s Apex Predator

by September 19, 2025November 10, 2025

GLN’s Anna Sysling joined Michigan Out of Doors’ @jimmygretz and Jenny Ciolek to go fishing for Lake Superior’s apex predator: Lake trout! Along the way, charter captain Travis White shared […]

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Illinois farmers find that sheep and solar arrays go well together

by Canary Media September 18, 2025

The agrivoltaics practice of raising sheep under solar panels is a win-win for Illinois farmers — but first the market for lamb meat needs to grow.

Posted inYouTube Shorts | Great Lakes Now

The Outdoors Show That’s Been Running Since the 1950s

by September 16, 2025November 10, 2025

Great Lakes Now’s Anna Sysling hit Lake Superior for her first fishing, guided by @jimmygretz and Jenny Ciolek from Michigan Out of Doors. Since the 1950s, their show has explored […]

Posted inYouTube | Great Lakes Now

Should nature have rights? | Great Lakes Now

by September 15, 2025November 10, 2025

When we think about who has rights under the law, we usually think of people or organizations. But what about nature? A growing movement argues that natural resources, like the […]

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Latest News

  • Line 5 tunnel in Michigan clears major permitting hurdle, in blow to opposition
    Despite "adverse" impacts on ecological and tribal resources, state regulators said it's better than an oil spill in the Great Lakes.
  • Air quality alerts issued for northern Michigan as wildfire smoke blankets region
    Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.
  • The AI Boom Is Prolonging Indiana’s Fossil Fuel Era, With Hidden Costs for Water
    Gas turbines and an old coal plant are expected to consume nearly 7 billion gallons of water annually in service of a new Amazon data center.

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