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Minnesota appeals court blocks water quality permit for PolyMet mine

by The Associated Press

The proposed mine, which would be Minnesota’s first copper-nickel mine, has had a permit stayed due to potential unaddressed environmental concerns.

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Growing Gardens: Churches and mosques create native plant gardens to help with water quality, wildlife and community building

by Natasha Blakely

The National Wildlife Federation piloted a program in Toledo, Ohio, that provides funding and support to houses of worship interested in creating native plant gardens within their communities.

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Great Lakes Moment: Dave Dempsey’s Love for the Great Lakes

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now

“Heart of the Lakes” is just the latest book from Dave Dempsey that explores the importance of the Great Lakes, its history and what we need to do to preserve it.

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Accessible Beaches: Track wheelchairs increase access for disabled beachgoers

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now

Great Lakes beaches are becoming more accessible vacation destinations for visitors with the addition of options like track wheelchairs and beach mats.

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Sturgeon, America’s forgotten dinosaurs, slowly coming back to the Great Lakes

by The Associated Press

Sturgeon were America’s vanishing dinosaurs, armor-plated beasts that crowded the nation’s rivers until mankind’s craving for caviar pushed them to the edge of extinction.

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Great Lakes Energy News Roundup: Nuclear plant bailout, energy grants, and new wind and solar gardens on the coasts

by Ian Wendrow

Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly energy-related headline roundup.

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Five Midwestern governors push presidential candidates to aid Great Lakes

by The Associated Press

Five Democratic governors of states in the Great Lakes region Monday urged the candidates in next year’s presidential election to support a plan for safeguarding their shared waters by boosting federal spending on treatment plants and environmental cleanups.

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Legacy Boats on Lake Erie: Wooden boats once ruled the waters of the Great Lakes

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now

Wooden boats, which once populated Lake Erie in large numbers, remain a popular sight with collectors and boaters.