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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Freighters, Industry, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Quebec, Region, Shipping and Ports, St. Lawrence River, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes imports and exports halted by strike

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now October 26, 2023
Posted inLake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research

New NASA satellite helps scientists understand Great Lakes

by Great Lakes Echo June 19, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inClimate, Feature Detroit, Featured, Forests and Plants, Lake Ontario, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Wildfire smoke can harm human health, even when the fire is hundreds of miles away – a toxicologist explains why

by The Conversation June 9, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inClimate, Culture, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Anishinaabe tribes work to save a fish significant to their culture and an important source of protein

by Michigan Public May 17, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

New Great Lakes book challenges readers with mystery, facts and whimsy

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now May 15, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Books, Art and Music, Culture, Featured, Habitat Restoration, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Book Club: Celebrating environmental success stories in the Great Lakes

by Sharon Oosthoek May 5, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Science Says What? Microplastic pollution — how worried should we be?

by Sharon Oosthoek February 24, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Lake Erie, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Snowfall in the snowbelt

by Alex Hill January 23, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inIndustry, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Protect, Region, The Provinces, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

A former GM plant in St. Catharines is leaking toxic chemicals

by The Narwhal October 26, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Illinois, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Shipwrecks, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Underwater discoveries await

by Alex Hill September 26, 2022November 9, 2025

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