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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Algae Blooms, Authors, Commercial Fishing, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, James Proffitt, Lake Erie, News, Ohio, Play, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Resource, Video, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Big Water, Big Money… But “Algae”

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now September 5, 2018November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Flint, Latest News, News, Protect, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Drinking water shut off at all Detroit Public Schools

by Mary Ellen Geist August 30, 2018November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Drinking Water, News, Protect, Science, Technology, Research, Video, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

The Great Lakes on Drugs

by Mary Ellen Geist August 29, 2018November 9, 2025
Posted inNews, Play, Protect

A Great Lakes Moment from John Hartig

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now August 27, 2018November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Latest News, News, Protect, Resource, Video, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

How bad is Michigan’s PFAS problem?

by Mary Ellen Geist August 17, 2018November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Protect, Resource, Video, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

The Risk analysis report is out. Now it’s your turn to weigh in on Line 5.

by Mary Ellen Geist August 14, 2018November 9, 2025
Posted inArticle, News, Protect, Work

A Little Boat in a Big River: The J.W. Westcott ll

by Glen Mannisto August 2, 2018November 9, 2025
Posted inArticle, Budget, Invasive Species, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Science, Technology, Research

A Great Lakes Moment from John Hartig

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now August 1, 2018November 9, 2025
Posted inBudget, Drinking Water, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Michigan’s PFAS contamination emergency

by Mary Ellen Geist July 31, 2018November 9, 2025
Posted inBudget, Climate Change, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Science, Technology, Research

A Life Without Line 5

by Mary Ellen Geist July 27, 2018November 9, 2025

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  • Great Lakes shipping lost third of season to ‘inadequate icebreaking’
    The Lake Carriers Association said in a report that it lost 82 shipping days this year because the US Coast Guard failed to break enough ice. Despite repeated attempts, Congress hasn’t invested in a new icebreaker for the Great Lakes.
  • Whitefish waning. Should Michigan have commercial trout, walleye catches?
    Bills under consideration in the House aim to expand commercial access to walleye and trout as whitefish catch rates plummet. Recreational fishing advocates and state fishing regulators object.
  • Around 200 acres protected along Lake Superior for longest national scenic trail
    The Trust for Public Land conveyed 213 acres to the National Park Service this spring in Iron County.

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