Organizations across the country are focused on getting more houses of worship to install solar panels, including in Michigan.
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Defense Department to again target ‘forever chemicals’ contamination near Michigan military base
The U.S. Department of Defense plans to install two more groundwater treatment systems at a former Michigan military base to control contamination from forever chemicals.
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Energy News Roundup: Ohio bipartisan energy efficiency bill stalled by Koch-linked group
Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Army Corps plans $1 billion barricade to deter invasive carp at Illinois and Des Plaines Rivers
Invasive carp could threaten the $7 billion recreation and commercial fishing industry around the Great Lakes.
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Buried Relics and Falling Water – Episode 2401
A Great Lakes archeological dig site and power generation along the Niagara River.
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Lake Erie is 13% frozen, expect less freezing in the future
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said ice on the Great Lakes decreased by 5% each decade for 50 years.
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Points North: Can AI Caribou Lead Us To Our Prehistoric Past?
A team of archaeologists looks for signs of prehistoric life 100 feet underwater in Lake Huron. But they need help narrowing their search. So, they turn to artificial intelligence.
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Nibi Chronicles: Violence in Ma’iingan Country
There has been an uptick in human-wolf conflict in northern Minnesota.
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Restoring Ontario’s lost grasslands is as important as planting trees
Most of the grasslands that once dotted Ontario have been lost to development and agriculture. Bringing back these carbon-rich landscapes would be good for birds, bees, butterflies and people.
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The Supreme Court wrestles with major challenges to the power of federal regulators
The court heard arguments in two challenges brought by commercial fishermen to a fee requirement, though the facts of their cases were barely discussed in the courtroom.