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Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News

A Michigan town hopes to stop a data center with a 2026 ballot initiative

by Inside Climate News October 15, 2025
Posted inClimate, Featured, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Boom or burden? Climate migration’s impact on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

by Stephen Starr, Great Lakes Now September 30, 2025
Posted inCommercial Fishing, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Whitefish

‘We can’t regulate ourselves’ out of whitefish crisis, experts say

by Bridge Michigan July 17, 2025
Posted inClimate, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

After Trump cuts, Michigan helps pay for remainder of climate work program

by Interlochen Public Radio July 1, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

Years after high water crisis, lax policies leave Michigan coast vulnerable

by Bridge Michigan June 25, 2025November 7, 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 inLatest News, News, Region

Wildfire smoke from Canadian blazes threatens Detroit air quality

by Planet Detroit May 30, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Latest News, News, PFAS News Roundup, Who We Are and What We Do

‘Forever chemicals’ found nationwide in Canada, CBC map shows

by Donté Smith May 29, 2025November 7, 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 inDrinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Water Quality

PFAS experts gather to address growing chemical crisis

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now December 19, 2023

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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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