Michigan’s environment and energy future faced significant challenges in 2024, including Project 2025, potential data center expansion, DTE rate hikes, wildfires and campaign finance violations.
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Cuyahoga Valley National Park celebrates 50 years of environmental stewardship
Northeast Ohio’s national park turned 50, but festivities will continue through the end of next year.
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Points North: Complete With His Language
Kenny Pheasant first became a teacher of Anishinaabemowin at 14 years old. Now, it’s his life mission to get more people speaking the Great Lakes’ original and endangered language.
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The Right to Consciousness
On the 134th Anniversary of Wounded Knee, columnist Staci Lola Drouillard reflects on all that’s happened and all that’s been lost, as it’s being recaptured through the vision of Anishinaabe painter, Rabbett Before Horses Strickland.
Posted inClimate Change, Food, Guest Article, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology, Research
Climate takes its toll on the “cherry capital of the world”
In partnership with Grist, a look at how northern Michigan’s famous industry is coping with a changing climate.
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Science, Technology, Research
Walleye Numbers are Down in Lake Erie
Numbers for walleye are down but up for perch with steelhead fishing soon in Cleveland — according to Ohio Division of Wildlife 2024 trawl survey.
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Waves of Change: Meet creative, organizer and educator Antonio Cosme
As someone who has been working in environmental justice for almost 10 years, Cosme said it all began with trying to stop the water shutoffs in Detroit.
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Energy News Roundup: Wisconsin reacts to oil spill as pipeline fight continues
Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news.
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Wolves could expand across the eastern U.S. — but they might need help
Gray wolves could thrive in the eastern United States well beyond their current range in the Great Lakes region, but they might have a hard time reaching other suitable habitats.
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Invasive Species Control in the North American Great Lakes
An excerpt from the newly published book Beyond the Sea: The Hidden Life in Lakes, Streams, and Wetlands.