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Posted inPolitics

In a Years-Long Fight, the Illinois Environmental Justice Movement Gets a Win

by Inside Climate News June 25, 2026June 26, 2026

A bill, newly passed by legislators, will expand the state’s capacity to enforce limits on health-harming emissions in overburdened communities.

Posted inClimate, Featured, Forests and Plants, Grand Rapids, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Michigan under statewide advisory as Canada wildfire smoke hits Midwest

by Bridge Michigan June 27, 2023
Posted inClimate, Feature Detroit, Featured, Forests and Plants, Lake Ontario, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Wildfire smoke can harm human health, even when the fire is hundreds of miles away – a toxicologist explains why

by The Conversation June 9, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Energy, Equity and Environmental Justice, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Industry, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Single-use plastic and air pollution: Two leading experts share their knowledge about climate change

by PublicSource October 1, 2019

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    Utilities nationwide have seen supply challenges due to domestic constraints and the ongoing Iran War.
  • Illinois Governor signs landmark plastic pollution bill to protect Great Lakes
    Illinois is the first Great Lakes state to classify plastic pellets as a pollutant, a move advocates say helps keep millions of pellets out of the region’s waterways.
  • Seedling data shows Michigan forests under pressure from climate change, deer, disease
    For three decades, Michigan State University researchers have gone to Manistee National Forest to study seedlings to find out about the future of Michigan’s forests.

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