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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Visiting the least visited national park

by Ian Solomon April 23, 2025November 7, 2025

For National Park week, Ian Solomon recounts his time visiting Isle Royale for a much-loved episode of Great Lakes Now.

Posted inNews

More Fire, More Water

by Mila Murray April 23, 2025November 9, 2025

Prescribed burns, intense rainfall and a look at the snow mobile industry.

Posted inLatest News, News

How the Great Lakes region inspired the first Earth Day

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now April 22, 2025November 7, 2025

A senator from Wisconsin was so inspired by his love of the Great Lakes region, that he became an advocate for the environment.

Posted inInvasive Species, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Can these invasive reeds be stopped?

by Great Lakes Now April 22, 2025

Invasive phragmites are taking over Ontario’s wetlands, choking out native plants and wildlife.‪ But a team of dedicated experts and community members are fighting back.

Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News

I Speak for the Fish: How to photograph mysterious freshwater fish

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now April 21, 2025November 7, 2025

Filming freshwater fish takes a unique skill set and a lot of patience but offers photographers the rare opportunity of being the first in a world where seemingly everything has already been done.

Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News, Waves of Change

Waves of Change: Meet artist, mom and gardener Halima Afi Cassells

by Great Lakes Now April 18, 2025

Halima Afi Cassells is an award-winning interdisciplinary community-engaged artist, mom of three and avid gardener with deep roots in Waawiiyaataanong also known as Detroit, Michigan.

Posted inClimate, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Wisconsin

Wisconsin sees record start to the fire season as climate change drives more blazes

by Wisconsin Public Radio April 18, 2025November 7, 2025

“We’ve never had this many fires in January and February ever in the state of Wisconsin.”

Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Featured, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Army Corps to fast track review of Line 5 tunnel project

by Interlochen Public Radio April 17, 2025

The federal review of the Line 5 tunnel project will be sped up through new emergency procedures under an executive order from President Donald Trump.

Posted inLatest News, News

Northeast Ohio surf shop owner making waves with boards made from used foam

by Ideastream Public Media April 17, 2025November 7, 2025

Jeffrey McNaught, owner of Edgewater Surf, hopes to reduce the amount of expanded polystyrene foam that ends up in landfills each year by converting it into surfboards.

Posted inEnergy News Roundup, Latest News, News

In Indiana, natural gas is clean energy now

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now April 16, 2025November 8, 2025

More energy news as Trump orders galvanize coal supporters and Michigan reels from historic ice storm.

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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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