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Author Archives: Michigan Public

Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

Retirements by water and wastewater plant operators are leading to workforce shortages

by Michigan Public September 23, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, News

Tribal nations in Michigan get grants totaling more than $38 million to reduce greenhouse emissions

by Michigan Public September 9, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

Southeast Michigan facility will soon house waste from the Manhattan Project

by Michigan Public August 29, 2024
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

Cleaning up pollution and removing crumbling dams help to restore Michigan rivers

by Michigan Public August 26, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Drinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Region, The Checkup, Water Quality

Toxic blooms on Lake Erie still a problem 10 years after Toledo issued a ‘do not drink’ order

by Michigan Public August 14, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inForests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism

Michigan joins federal program that collects native flora and champions restoration

by Michigan Public August 12, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inClimate, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The Checkup

Heat, pollution, and climate change anxiety are affecting children

by Michigan Public July 23, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News

Green infrastructure job trainings aim to support growing field

by Michigan Public July 19, 2024
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News

Remote-controlled robots cleaning up small Michigan beaches

by Michigan Public July 5, 2024
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News

How much can wetland restoration reduce farm fertilizers getting into Lake Erie?

by Michigan Public July 2, 2024November 8, 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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