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AdvocacyAuthorsBudgetChicagoFeature HomepageGary WilsonIllinoisLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsRethinking Strategy in the Era of the Trump EPA
-“We have an opossum Congress: it rolls over and plays dead instead of facing its aggressor,” says Chicago’s Cameron Davis.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsAfter Trump cuts, Michigan helps pay for remainder of climate work program
-In early June, Michigan said it would pay out stipends to MI Healthy Climate Corps members who wanted to complete their terms, which last through mid-October.
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Algae BloomsCollaborationDrinking WaterLake ErieLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMillions of People Depend on the Great Lakes’ Water Supply. Trump Decimated the Lab Protecting It.
-The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals and sicken people.
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Invasive SpeciesLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsSea lamprey control program receives OK to rehire federal workers, after initial scare
-Last month’s federal staffing cuts and hiring freezes threatened the sea lamprey control program. Now, it has permission to rehire the staff it originally planned to.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageGary WilsonLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsTrump threatens Great Lakes agreements between U.S. and Canada
-The Great Lakes Compact, along with other binational agreements that protect the lakes, are at risk as Trump expands pressure on Canada beyond tariffs.
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Lake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismTourismU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWisconsinNational parks see a record number of visitors, including in Wisconsin
-Growing demand at parks comes as Trump administration looks to cut staff to manage them.
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CollaborationEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsHow Trump’s trade war could impact US electricity prices — and state climate plans
-Northern states are depending on imported Canadian hydropower to clean up their grids. What happens now?
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Feature HomepageForests and PlantsHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchWisconsinUS Forest Service firings decimate already understaffed agency: ‘It’s catastrophic’
-“We are losing an entire generation of talent and passion.”
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CollaborationForests and PlantsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchTourismTrump firings hit Great Lakes sea lamprey program, Michigan forestry workers
-Fish and wildlife officials tasked with holding back a species that would otherwise decimate the Great Lakes fishery were among those caught up in a mass purge of federal workers.
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Feature HomepageLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWill JD Vance save the Great Lakes from Trump?
-The vice president once pushed for restoration funding. Advocates hope he hasn’t forgotten.
