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Author Archives: Alex Hill

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Illinois, Industry, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Quebec, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Shipping and Ports, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Carrying cargo

by Alex Hill July 25, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Indiana, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Mapping the Great Lakes: How old are our cities?

by Alex Hill June 27, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Energy, Featured, Industry, Infrastructure, Lake Huron, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Power up

by Alex Hill May 23, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Featured, Forests and Plants, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Where to find your sugar maples

by Alex Hill April 28, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Michigan, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Lighthouse search

by Alex Hill March 28, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Energy, Industry, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Find the wind turbine clusters around the region

by Alex Hill January 24, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Featured, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Find out if Lake Huron water ends up in your faucet

by Alex Hill December 3, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Defining the region … with three maps

by Alex Hill September 14, 2021November 9, 2025

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Latest News

  • Line 5 tunnel in Michigan clears major permitting hurdle, in blow to opposition
    Despite "adverse" impacts on ecological and tribal resources, state regulators said it's better than an oil spill in the Great Lakes.
  • Air quality alerts issued for northern Michigan as wildfire smoke blankets region
    Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.
  • The AI Boom Is Prolonging Indiana’s Fossil Fuel Era, With Hidden Costs for Water
    Gas turbines and an old coal plant are expected to consume nearly 7 billion gallons of water annually in service of a new Amazon data center.

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