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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

The History of the Button Industry’s Impact on Freshwater Mussels

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now January 27, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

I Speak for the Fish: Why do mudpuppies matter?

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now January 22, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Latest News, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Study shows smartwatch wristbands contain PFAS, while EPA tracks nine versions of ‘forever chemicals’

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now January 15, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Politics, Who We Are and What We Do

Trump’s aggressive water statement riles, unites Canadians

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now January 14, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Featured, Illinois, Industry, Michigan, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy transition sees small wins, major uncertainty in the Upper Midwest

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now January 8, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Habitat Restoration, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Connecting people to nature through The Great Lakes Way

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now January 6, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Latest News, News, Who We Are and What We Do

The Right to Consciousness

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now December 27, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

I Speak for the fish: Sammy the red-nosed sucker

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now December 16, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Latest News, News, PFAS News Roundup, Who We Are and What We Do

PFAS Roundup: Biden administration updates chemical regulations for PFAS, while Trump allies already voice plans to roll them back

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now December 12, 2024
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Michigan’s Port of Monroe fosters a blue economy that welcomes wildlife

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now December 2, 2024November 8, 2025

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  • 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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