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Posted inEnergy, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

Michigan’s electric energy future could be wasting away in a junk drawer

by Bridge Michigan August 5, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Operation Manoomin: Restoring Wild Rice along the Detroit River

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now August 5, 2024
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Algae Blooms, Featured, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

A Decade After Crisis, Algal Blooms Persist

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now August 2, 2024
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Points North: Shooting a Unicorn

by Interlochen Public Radio August 2, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Culture, Freighters, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region

On Lake Michigan, a coal-fired steamship and ferry eyes a clean-energy future

by Bridge Michigan August 2, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inEnergy, Featured, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region

TCAPS bond could mean more energy efficiency for schools

by Interlochen Public Radio August 1, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

‘Containment breached’: How an oil spill in northwest Toronto made its way to Lake Ontario

by The Narwhal July 30, 2024
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Raising monarch butterflies in Interlochen

by Interlochen Public Radio July 30, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Latest News, News, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Former state toxicologist says nitrate drinking water standards are too lax

by Wisconsin Examiner July 30, 2024
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Ojibwemodaa! Let’s speak Ojibwe!

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now July 26, 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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