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Category: Science, Technology & Research

Posted inDrinking Water, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

How much plastic is in the Great Lakes?

by Great Lakes Now June 9, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Tribal Governments and First Nations

The smoke from Canada’s wildfires may be even more toxic than usual

by Grist June 9, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research

How are science and tradition saving sturgeon?

by Great Lakes Now June 3, 2025
Posted inAsian Carp, Illinois, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Illinois wants to protect the Great Lakes from invasive carp. A toxic mess stands in the way.

by WBEZ May 29, 2025
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Wisconsin

Hundreds of fish killed by manure runoff in Monroe County

by Wisconsin Public Radio May 28, 2025
Posted inClimate, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research

Great Lakes temperature extremes intensifying due to climate change

by Michigan Public May 27, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Feature Detroit, Featured, Illinois, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Sinking cities: Great Lakes cities not immune from under-recognized threat

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now May 20, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

I Speak for the Fish: Sturgeon vs salmon prioritizing native Great Lakes species

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now May 19, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism

Cleveland Metroparks lets the dogs out in the hunt for spotted lanternflies

by Ideastream Public Media May 15, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inBlue Economy, Blue Economy, Commercial Fishing, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Science, Technology & Research, The Blue Economy, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Keeping the $5.5 billion Great Lakes fishery afloat as Trump administration considers cuts

by Lester Graham, Michigan Public May 13, 2025November 7, 2025

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Latest News

  • Formal Repeal of Roadless Rule Directly Threatens Midwest Wilderness
    Federal agencies say opening these lands will reduce wildfire risks and make timber more accessible. Experts, however, say the government is contradicting itself.
  • Gary power outage underscores stakes of Solar for All cancellation
    Some city residents went two weeks without power following storms. The federal program, ended by Trump, would have enabled many to access solar and batteries.
  • Enbridge temporarily halts work on Line 5 reroute after 1.3M gallon gas leak
    Canadian energy firm has begun work to burn off around 84K gallons of remaining natural gas liquids.

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