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Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Habitat Restoration, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Multi-million dollar restoration projects proposed for the Saginaw Bay watershed; paid with settlement money from corporate polluters

by Michigan Public March 22, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Habitat Restoration, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Protect, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: The event that saved Humbug Marsh

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now March 6, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Climate, Culture, Featured, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Lake Superior, Minnesota, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Nibi Chronicles: “The trees of our homeland”

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now January 20, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

I Speak for the Fish: And the survey says…

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now January 16, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, Culture, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Nonprofit buys 31,000 forested acres by Copper Harbor to keep land public

by Bridge Michigan November 7, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Latest News, News, Protect, Science, Technology & Research, The Catch

Why lightning bug population is dimming

by Great Lakes Now October 14, 2022
Posted inClimate, Featured, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism

Under current climate trends, Michigan’s Up North forests could be doomed

by Bridge Michigan August 30, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Forests and Plants, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Wisconsin

‘I had to speak up’: Two Northwoods friends push Wisconsin DNR to protect lakeshore forests

by Wisconsin Watch August 19, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Forests and Plants, Lake Michigan, Michigan, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, The Catch, Tourism

Ancient trees of the Upper Peninsula

by Great Lakes Now August 16, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, COVID-19, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Michigan, Ohio, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

State outdoors operations emerge stronger after the pandemic

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now July 21, 2022November 9, 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.
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    Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.
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    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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