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On Chicago’s South Side, neighbors fight to keep Lake Michigan at bay

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A look back on Queen Elizabeth’s Great Lakes tour

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Monty passes, Rose’s location still in question

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Chicago educator empowers students to make climate connections in their own communities

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Substantive change will require a ‘massive culture shift’ in federal, state and local agencies

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now March 18, 2022November 9, 2025
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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.
  • 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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