Adam D’Angelo’s work includes planting an orchard in Spring Green this year to research and develop new varieties of the pawpaw fruit.
Posted inEnergy, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region
Northern Michigan program says to get discounted solar, sign up with your neighbor
Access MI Solar offers discounts for projects — if enough people sign up.
Posted inClimate, Culture, Forests and Plants, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research
Wildfires are getting worse. Can an old technique help control them?
The Great Lakes will likely see more wildfires, but Ojibwe land practices could reduce future risks.
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After six years, Ohio moves to end coal bailouts that have been in place since bribery scandal
More energy news as states sue over Trump’s wind energy freeze and a Bezos-backed startup picks Indiana for its first EV plant.
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Drinking Water, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Politics, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality
Millions of People Depend on the Great Lakes’ Water Supply. Trump Decimated the Lab Protecting It.
The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals and sicken people.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do
Everything you need to know about the Biggest Week in American Birding
Thousands of birders will flock to northwest Ohio for beloved warblers and many other winged-creatures big and small.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Culture, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Invasive Species, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Michigan, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do
Great Lakes Moment: Government downsizing, defunding and deregulating at what environmental cost?
Examining some of the recent federal environmental cuts in metro Detroit, which serves as a microcosm for the Great Lakes region.
Posted inAudio, Culture, Featured, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism, Wisconsin
Points North: My lakes are better than your lakes
Minnesota and Wisconsin are rivals at just about everything. So when Wisconsin’s secretary of tourism claimed Wisconsin had more lakes than Minnesota, the embers of an age-old debate were stoked.
Posted inCulture, Featured, Forests and Plants, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region, Science, Technology & Research
Nature as a spiritual salve for grief? Cleveland Botanical Garden looks at healing power of outdoors
A new exhibit at the Cleveland Botanical Garden uses art to explore the healing power of nature and pathways it can provide to overcome grief and trauma.
Posted inEnergy, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region
Northern Michigan moves to clean up ice storm debris — by making energy
The same debris that knocked out the power a few weeks ago could be used to make electricity.
