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Posted inEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research

What will the rise of floating solar panels mean for wildlife?

by Grist June 24, 2025

As the market for floatovoltaics explodes, scientists are studying how to make the systems also work for waterbirds and other organisms.

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Culture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Lake Erie, Latest News, New York, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Alberto Rey: Art all about Earth

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now April 11, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, Michigan, News, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Points North: Birds of Paradise

by Interlochen Public Radio July 4, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Lake Superior, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Points North: Leave it to Beavers?

by Interlochen Public Radio June 26, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Politics, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

The Endangered Species Act turns 50: Congress is working to weaken it

by Michigan Public June 2, 2023
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Bill aims to allow backyard wildlife feeding, but critics fear deer disease

by Bridge Michigan May 26, 2023
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Frogs, salamanders, and fairy shrimp are appearing at a vernal pool near you

by Michigan Public April 4, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

I Speak for the Fish: And the survey says…

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now January 16, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inCulture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, Michigan, News, Quiz, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism

Great Lakes Wildlife: The Great Lakes Now Episode Quiz

by Anna Sysling, Great Lakes Now December 9, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, 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

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    In a small northern city, citizens have launched a class-action lawsuit over decades-old PFAS pollution. The city and federal government, meanwhile, are working on a $122-million clean-up.
  • Enbridge to Pay $275K Settlement for 2019 Wisconsin Spill After DOJ Action
    The Wisconsin Department of Justice announced a $275,000 settlement Thursday with energy firm Enbridge for alleged violations of the state’s spills law over a 2019 spill in Jefferson County.
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    University of Toledo researchers have developed a system of buoys that slowly release algaecide into the surrounding water.

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