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Chicago’s “Quantum Prairie” Promises New Era of Great Lakes Technology and Water Use

By Christiana Freitag, Circle of Blue

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Environmental groups use anniversary of Kalamazoo River oil spill to warn about Enbridge Line 5

By Lester Graham, Michigan Public

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

By Emilio Perez Ibarguen, Bridge Michigan

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Points North: Once in a Blue Moon

By Morgan Springer

Points North is a biweekly podcast about the land, water and inhabitants of the Great Lakes.

This episode was shared here with permission from Interlochen Public Radio.

Blue moon is this bright, cosmic blue ice cream.

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How Ontario could have cracked down on Chemical Valley pollution — but chose not to

By Emma McIntosh, The Narwhal

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Great Lakes scientists discover new lifeform microbe, name it ShipGoo1

By Emilio Perez Ibarguen, Bridge Michigan

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

By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Interlochen Public Radio and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization.

Lucas Roff met his then-girlfriend when he was going to college at Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste.

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

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Points North: Scratching the right itch

By Daniel Wanschura, Interlochen Public Radio

Points North is a biweekly podcast about the land, water and inhabitants of the Great Lakes.

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Glen Lake is one of the most beautiful lakes in the world – clear turquoise-colored water, Sleeping Bear Dunes off in the distance.

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Outdoors enthusiasts asked to prevent spreading invasive pests

By Lester Graham, Michigan Public

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Water determines Great Lakes region’s economic future

Livelihoods and economies in the Great Lakes region always centered on water. From the manoomin, or wild rice, grown and revered by the Ojibwe people to the whitefish catch in Lake Michigan, to the water-dependent ports, steel mills, and manufacturers that dot thousands of miles of Fresh Coast lakeshore. The area’s liquid assets and the industries that developed around them form a “blue economy.”

The treasure trove of clean fresh water is seen as a competitive edge in a region hungry for growth and whose leaders boast about exporting the scientific breakthroughs and infrastructure hardware to solve the world’s water challenges.

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Millions of People Depend on the Great Lakes’ Water Supply. Trump Decimated the Lab Protecting It.

By Anna Clark, ProPublica

This story was originally published by ProPublica.

Just one year ago, JD Vance was a leading advocate of the Great Lakes and the efforts to restore the largest system of freshwater on the face of the planet.

As a U.S.

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Northern Michigan moves to clean up ice storm debris — by making energy

By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Interlochen Public Radio and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization.

At a giant dirt lot off a side road in Emmet County, the air smells sharply of pine.

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Rising utility bills have Americans worried

By Akielly Hu

This story was originally published by Canary Media.

As electric and gas bills rise across the country, a poll released today finds that an overwhelming majority of people in the U.S. are concerned about growing energy costs — and experiencing greater financial stress because of them.

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Spring bird migration in the Great Lakes

Great Lakes Now hosted a multimedia celebration of bird conservation and spring migration across the Great Lakes region last week.

The virtual event showcased the short film “Birds of Paradise” from Points North and the Boardman Review, which follows a waterbird migration counter at Whitefish Point Bird Observatory near Paradise, Michigan.

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Artificial Reefs Can Mitigate Coastal Erosion in the Great Lakes. Will Cities Agree to Adopt Them?

By Lily Carey, Inside Climate News

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Illinois boasts 63 miles of coastline along Lake Michigan’s southwestern shore, nearly all of which is fortified by metal breakwaters, concrete seawalls and even swaths of land built out into the lake.

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Fish, mines and Indigenous Rights ensnared in court case in northern Ontario

By Emma McIntosh, The Narwhal

Emma and photographer Christopher Katsarov Luna spent four days in northwestern Ontario, including visits to White Lake and Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg.

The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.

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‘Forest-to-table’: Rural, Indigenous communities rely on forests for food, medicine and cultural values, research shows

This article was republished here with permission from Great Lakes Echo.

By Victoria Witke, Great Lakes Echo

When Roger LaBine was younger, he often drove his grandfather to the Ottawa National Forest to hunt porcupines.

“In the fall after the leaves had fallen, he’d take the .22 when we’d go out and hunt porcupine,” LaBine said.

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Six tribes withdraw from federal talks over Line 5 tunnel permit

By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Interlochen Public Radio and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization.

In a rare move, six tribal nations in Michigan have withdrawn from discussions on a federal permit for the Line 5 tunnel, which the Canadian company Enbridge wants to build under the Straits of Mackinac.

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Points North: Bear Trouble

By Ellie Katz, Interlochen Public Radio

Points North is a biweekly podcast about the land, water and inhabitants of the Great Lakes.

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One morning, about a week before Christmas, Bill Vagts stepped outside to sweep some snow off his porch.

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Michigan lawmakers consider more subsidies, incentives for nuclear power

By Kelly House, Bridge Michigan

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Great Lakes scientists among latest round of Trump cuts in Michigan

By Kelly House, Bridge Michigan

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Trump firings hit Great Lakes sea lamprey program, Michigan forestry workers

By Kelly House, Bridge Michigan

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Trump firings hit Great Lakes sea lamprey program, Michigan forestry workers

By Kelly House, Bridge Michigan

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Back to the Boundary Waters

Erik Grams was 12 years old when he first went camping in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota. Ever since that trip, he’s been coming back again and again. It’s his favorite place in the world.

“I really feel – when I’m in the Boundary Waters – that I’m in my element,” said Erik.

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Tackling environmental racism in Chemical Valley

By Emma McIntosh, The Narwhal

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Trump tries to block EV charger money — again. Michigan impact ‘clear as mud’

By Kelly House, Bridge Michigan

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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker set ambitious climate goals for the state. It’s far from meeting them.

By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, WBEZ

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WBEZ and Grist, a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. Sign up for WBEZ newsletters to get local news you can trust.

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Gone a century, Arctic grayling return soon to Michigan. Can they survive?

By Kelly House, Bridge Michigan

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Why Indy won’t have curbside recycling until at least 2028

By Peter Blanchard and Jenna Watson, Mirror Indy

Mirror Indy is a part of Free Press Indiana, a nonprofit news organization dedicated to ensuring all Hoosiers have access to the news and information they need.

Every week for the past 10 years, Aaron Thomas has brought his recycling to the city’s dropoff location in Garfield Park.

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Report: Great Lakes recreational fishing worth billions to economy, but not as much as often cited

By Lester Graham, Michigan Public

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Fertilizer from Sewage, a Utility Money Maker, Faces Uncertain Future

By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue

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First Nations around Ontario’s Lake Nipigon come together to protect their waters

By Fatima Syed, The Narwhal

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A Great Lakes ‘Pompeii’? Lake Huron’s depths hold secrets of human history

By Kelly House and Aaron Martin, Bridge Michigan

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Michigan’s State of the Great Lakes report: a lot of work ahead

By Lester Graham, Michigan Public

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Points North: The Squeaky Sand Phenomenon

By Daniel Wanschura

Points North is a biweekly podcast about the land, water and inhabitants of the Great Lakes.

This episode was shared here with permission from Interlochen Public Radio.

Meghan Hetfield and Roni Pillischer drove across New York to witness their first total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.

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Climate takes its toll on the “cherry capital of the world”

By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio

This coverage is made possible through a partnership with IPR and Grist, a nonprofit independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future.

Walking between rows of dormant cherry and apple trees in mid-November, Raul Gomez, operations manager at Wunsch Farms on the Old Mission Peninsula, pointed out sweet cherry varieties like black pearls.

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Safe Drinking Water Act Turns 50

By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue

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Michigan eyes hunting, fishing, boating fee increases, change to park fees

By Kelly House, Bridge Michigan

The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS; Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.

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The past, present and future of a changing Lake Ontario

By Daniel Macfarlane

This story is an excerpt from Daniel Macfarlane’s book The Lives of Lake Ontario: An Environmental History.

The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.

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Points North: The Iceman Giveth, The Iceman Taketh

By Ellie Katz

Points North is a biweekly podcast about the land, water and inhabitants of the Great Lakes.

This episode was shared here with permission from Interlochen Public Radio. 

Every November, mountain bikers flock to the woods of northern Michigan for the Iceman Cometh Challenge, a 30-mile mountain bike race that starts at a small town airport, cuts through steep forested hills, and ends at a campground.

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Spotlight on complexity of bottled water issues, as BlueTriton exits Ontario

Activist group, Water Watchers, had reason to celebrate last month when water bottler BlueTriton announced it will cease operations in Puslinch, Ontario in January, 2025. The group’s website beamed “We Won” and said the exit was a “historic win for water justice.”

To get a better understanding of the issues surrounding bottled water in Ontario, Canada, Great Lakes Now contacted Arlene Slocombe, executive director of Water Watchers and McMaster University Professor, Dawn Martin-Hill and founder of the Indigenous Studies Program at McMaster University. 

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Pruning your oak trees now could avoid a killer fungus

By Lester Graham, Michigan Public

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The hidden rivers fueling urban floods

Flooding can destroy property and have serious effects on human health. And it can follow patterns of housing discrimination from almost a century ago. Ghost streams are waterways that were filled in or covered up during city development, and they’re a contributing factor to flooding events.

Many ghost streams are underneath historically redlined neighborhoods.

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Canada is one step closer to burying nuclear waste in northwestern Ontario

By Fatima Syed, The Narwhal

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NOAA to study Great Lakes climate change with underwater robots

This article was republished here with permission from Great Lakes Echo.

By Georgia Hill, Great Lakes Echo

As climate change increasingly shapes the Great Lakes region’s ecology and economy, scientists plan to use underwater robots to gather previously inaccessible data they say will help communities adapt.

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UP mine sees recycling as path to more EV minerals and a greener image

By Kelly House, Bridge Michigan

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Points North: Saving David

By Michael Livingston

Points North is a biweekly podcast about the land, water and inhabitants of the Great Lakes.

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On a blustery September day in 2024, 68-year-old David Holtfreter decides to go kayaking in Grand Traverse Bay, Michigan.

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The fight to keep grass carp out of the Great Lakes

By Matt McIntosh, The Narwhal

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MI and OH: Different strategies to reduce Lake Erie nutrient pollution

By Lester Graham, Michigan Public

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