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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science Says What, Science, Technology, Research, Sharon Oosthoek, Toronto, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Science Says What? Microplastic pollution — how worried should we be?

by Sharon Oosthoek February 24, 2023
Posted inAlgae Blooms, AP, Article, Climate Change, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Habitat Restoration, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Protect, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Scientists: Atmospheric carbon might turn lakes more acidic

by The Associated Press January 6, 2023
Posted inBooks, Authors, Art and Music, Climate Change, Featured, History and Culture, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research

Shrinking Winter Update: Researching ice coverage, documenting Great Lakes life

by GLN Editor December 29, 2022
Posted inAP, Article, Chicago, Climate Change, Detroit, Feature Detroit, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Habitat Restoration, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, News, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Extinctions, shrinking habitat spur ‘rewilding’ in cities

by The Associated Press December 7, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Habitat Restoration, John Hartig, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Toronto, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: New video game teaches watershed management

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now November 7, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Freighters, History and Culture, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, News, Ontario, Quiz, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Toronto

Finders, Keepers: The Great Lakes Now Episode Quiz

by Anna Sysling, Great Lakes Now September 30, 2022
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Mapping the Great Lakes: Underwater discoveries await

by Alex Hill September 26, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, History and Culture, I Speak for the Fish, Lake St. Clair, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, News, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Toronto, Tourism

I Speak for the Fish: A Fish’s Shelf Life

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now September 19, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

America’s summer of floods: What cities can learn from today’s climate crises to prepare for tomorrow’s

by The Conversation September 16, 2022November 9, 2025
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“Talking about the bloom:” Meet filmmaker David J. Ruck

by Sandra Svoboda September 7, 2022November 9, 2025

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    The federal government announced a new $144 million program to study microplastics and the risks they pose to human health. But some environmental groups say the action isn't aggressive enough.
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    The ExxonMobil Baytown Complex in Baytown, Texas, at dusk in 2023. The company developed what it calls advanced recycling of plastic waste involving pyrolysis in part of this complex. Credit: James Bruggers/Inside Climate News

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