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Author Archives: Michigan Public

Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, News

Why some municipalities are looking at putting solar panels on water

by Michigan Public June 19, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inLatest News, News

Birders flock to the Capitol to urge lawmakers to pass bills to improve the environment

by Michigan Public June 11, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

Palisades “work family” reunites for shot at reopening a Michigan nuclear plant

by Michigan Public April 3, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inCulture, Equity and Environmental Justice, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region

Upper Peninsula tribe closer to compensation for land seized by the U.S. government

by Michigan Public December 29, 2023
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

Can Michigan reduce phosphorus pollution getting into Lake Erie by 40 percent?

by Michigan Public December 19, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research

See a bear den? The Michigan DNR wants to know about it

by Michigan Public December 4, 2023
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region, Water Quality

Building a Smart Lake Erie Watershed

by Michigan Public November 8, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News

The spawn from lake sturgeon in Michigan to be introduced to Cuyahoga River

by Michigan Public October 18, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Wetland banks save cities, townships, and counties money for building roads

by Michigan Public October 11, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region, Water Quality

US EPA okays Ohio plan to reduce toxic cyanobacterial blooms; Environmentalists say it won’t work

by Michigan Public October 10, 2023November 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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