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Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Minnesota, New York, News, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

2024 Election: State and Local Voters Consider Tax Increases for Water Protection

by Circle of Blue October 28, 2024
Posted inBooks, Authors, Art and Music, Culture, Featured, Freighters, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks, Tourism

Spooky Lake Superior: The SS Kamloops

by Geo Rutherford October 28, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inLatest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region

Points North: The Biggest Buck That Maybe Never Was

by Interlochen Public Radio October 25, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Food, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Nibi Chronicles: Manoomin as medicine

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now October 25, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inClimate, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Wisconsin

Climate change isn’t a top issue in this election. Some Wisconsin voters say it should be.

by Wisconsin Public Radio October 24, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Illinois, Latest News, News, Politics, Region

The nation’s first commercial carbon storage plant is in Illinois. It leaks.

by WBEZ October 22, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Region, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Michigan a top winner of climate funds Trump wants to revoke

by Bridge Michigan October 18, 2024
Posted inAgriculture, Climate, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Federal aid to rescue Michigan cherry farmers after devastating crop loss

by Planet Detroit October 17, 2024
Posted inEnergy News Roundup, Energy, Featured, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

Energy News Roundup: Retirement is in sight for another huge coal plant

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now October 17, 2024
Posted inFeatured, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Water Quality

Two high school students want to keep trash out of the Great Lakes. They think rivers are the key

by The Narwhal October 16, 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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