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Posted inFish, Birds and Animals

Think you’re getting old? New study says Michigan sturgeon may live to 400

by Bridge Michigan August 13, 2026August 13, 2026

Some lake sturgeon swimming in the Great Lakes today may have been alive for centuries, according to new research that suggests scientists have significantly underestimated the fish’s lifespan.

Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News

Great Lakes slightly colder than usual ahead of summer

by Bridge Michigan May 29, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Water Quality

PFAS experts gather to address growing chemical crisis

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now December 19, 2023
Posted inClimate, Drinking Water, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Municipalities, News, PFAS, Policy, Politics, Protect, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Great Lakes Take Global Stage

by Circle of Blue April 5, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Illinois, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Shipwrecks, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Underwater discoveries await

by Alex Hill September 26, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inCulture, Detroit River, Featured, Illinois, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Region, St. Lawrence River, Tourism, Wisconsin

A look back on Queen Elizabeth’s Great Lakes tour

by GLN Editor September 9, 2022
Posted inClimate, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Illinois, Indiana, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Shipwrecks, The States

Researchers race to understand what lies beneath the Great Lakes

by Bridge Michigan July 21, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAgriculture, Culture, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Invasive Species, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Water test: a long history and hopeful future of human impact on Great Lakes ecology

by Great Lakes Echo June 28, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Featured, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes water levels could increase on average from 19 to 44 centimeters in the next few decades, study says

by Natasha Blakely June 27, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Culture, Featured, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Meet the person making Great Lakes ice popular on TikTok

by Natasha Blakely April 1, 2022

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    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.
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    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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