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Posted inFeatured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

‘None of us saw this coming’: Michigan confronts bird flu in cows

by Interlochen Public Radio June 7, 2024November 8, 2025

Michigan is requiring more biosecurity measures on farms because of an outbreak of bird flu in dairy herds.

Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Flint, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Michigan Bottlers Still Get Free Water, Despite Governor’s Tough Talk

by ProPublica June 6, 2024

Tough talk followed a public outcry six years ago, but the push for policy reforms and monetary compensation has petered out.

Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News

Indiana attorney general fights EPA rule that would reduce pollution on Indy’s west side

by Mirror Indy June 6, 2024November 8, 2025

The state denied, for now, an application to destroy wetlands.

Posted inFeatured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, The Checkup

Drugs, microplastics and forever chemicals: New contaminants emerge in the Great Lakes

by The Narwhal June 5, 2024November 8, 2025

Scientists studying unregulated “emerging contaminants” say Ontario and the federal government need a coordinated plan to protect our water and health

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Birds of a feather flock together

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now June 5, 2024November 8, 2025

American white pelicans were considered “a rare vagrant” to Lake Erie up until 2014. Then, sightings of these fascinating waterbirds became more common.

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Who We Are and What We Do

Wisconsin’s Jane Elder chronicles personal and professional Great Lake’s journey in new book

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now June 3, 2024November 8, 2025

Coming of age in the 1970s, Jane Elder “cared about the environment and wanted to be in that space.” Now, Elder is concerned with today’s lack of oversight on climate change in the Great Lakes region.

Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News

Nibi Chronicles: Krishna’s quest for ticks

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now May 31, 2024November 8, 2025

The hunt for tick varieties began after discovering that 30-40% of the local moose had “serological signs of having had Lyme Disease at some point.”

Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News, Politics, Water Quality, Waves of Change

Waves of Change: Meet activist and We the People of Detroit president Monica Lewis-Patrick

by Great Lakes Now May 29, 2024

Waves of Change is an online interview series highlighting the diverse faces and perspectives shaping the environmental justice movement throughout the Great Lakes region.

Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News

Points North: A Struggle for Justice

by Interlochen Public Radio May 29, 2024November 8, 2025

More than 120 years ago, a Native American village in northern Michigan was burned down at the behest of a white land speculator. Now, the descendants of that village want the federal government to know they’re still here.

Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, The Checkup

In warming Great Lakes region, water, heat can be an unhealthy combination

by Bridge Michigan and Michigan Public May 28, 2024November 8, 2025

From mosquitoes to sewer overflows, the heat and moisture of a changing climate are creating new health threats in the Great Lakes region, prompting a call to educate residents and doctors about the risks.

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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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