In January, 2016 a Federal state of emergency was declared because of the lead water crisis in Flint, Michigan. The state of emergency expired in August, but little has changed […]
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A new coalition of Midwest business leaders is formed to decommission Enbridge Oil Company’s massive pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac
A new obstacle to the controversial twin oil pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac has just been created that aims to make it even harder for Enbridge oil company to […]
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A Fish Story: Great Lakes Fishermen In The U.S Can Blame Russia For A Loss Of Profits
Are you adding more seafood to your diet these days? It turns out most Americans are. A new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Research Administration’s “Fisheries of the United […]
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Transitioning to a Blue Economy
The blue economy is a phrase used to describe economic activity in, on and around water. New Baltimore, Michigan is an example of a community transitioning to a blue economy, […]
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Transitioning to a New Economy
The blue economy is a phrase used to describe economic activity in, on and around water. New Baltimore, Michigan is an example of a community transitioning to a blue economy, […]
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Wind Farms in the Great Lakes for the First Time
This article was originally published in Great Lakes Today by Elizabeth Miller Project Icebreaker, a six-turbine demonstration project to be located eight to 10 miles off Cleveland’s shore could finally bring […]
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Great Lakes Year in Review 2016
By MARK BASHORE & GARY WILSON The Flint Water Crisis became a top story in 2016, but it wasn’t the only development involving Michigan water or the Great Lakes. We […]
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Ground Shifts for the Climate Change Community in a Trump Administration
The nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, along with President-elect Trump’s contradictory statements on climate change has researchers concerned. Researchers fear that a […]
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Maritime School Teaches Great Lakes Skills
At the Maritime Academy of Toledo, students learn basics like math and English. They also take classes on boatbuilding. On a fall day in the boat lab, a few students […]
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A Winter Walk in the Woods – Preserving our Forests and a Lumberjack’s Story
It’s been an unusually mild fall so far, and winter still feels far away. But the snow will be here before you know it! To remind you what the stuff […]
