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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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Easy summer foraging adventures the whole family will remember

This is a part of “A Year in the Wild Kitchen of the Great Lakes,” a series in partnership with expert forager Lisa M. Rose, with the mission of nurturing a deeper connection with the natural world through foraging. To get started with your foraging journey, begin here with our “Framework to Sustainable and Safe Practices.” 

As Michigan’s fields burst into berry-laden glory, summer invites us to celebrate nature’s sweet, sun-ripened gifts.

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Toxic algae blooms are lasting longer in Lake Erie − why that’s a worry for people and pets

By Gregory J. Dick, University of Michigan

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Federal scientists released their annual forecast for Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms on June 26, 2025, and they expect a mild to moderate season.

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New report shows PFAS contamination in 98% of waterways tested

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On June 26, the non-profit group Waterkeeper Alliance announced the results of a study conducted across 19 states, which revealed PFAS contamination in 98% of the waterways tested.

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Waves of Change: Meet Ojibwe leader, activist and water walker Sharon Day

Waves of Change is an online interview series highlighting the diverse faces and perspectives shaping the environmental justice movement throughout the Great Lakes region.

Sharon Day is enrolled in the Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe and makes her home in Minnesota, where she is a founder and the executive director of the Indigenous Peoples Task Force, a vital provider of culturally appropriate health services, programs and housing.

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Cleveland Metroparks breaks down accessibility barriers with all-terrain wheelchairs

By Zaria Johnson, Ideastream Public Media

This story was originally published by Ideastream.

Cleveland Metroparks is expanding access to its trail network for visitors with disabilities. It’s acquired two new wheelchairs – one a motorized Action Trackchair, the other, a manual GRIT Freedom Chair, for use on and off the beaten paths.

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New state program encourages Michigan residents to report bat roosts

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

By Clara Lincolnhol, Great Lakes Echo

The Department of Natural Resources is encouraging residents to report bat roosts. These are the places where bats sleep and raise their babies like chimneys, trees and bridges.

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

By Emilio Perez Ibarguen, Bridge Michigan

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What will the rise of floating solar panels mean for wildlife?

By Matt Simon, Grist

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The newest, hottest power couple doesn’t live in Hollywood. It’s actually the marriage of solar panels and water reservoirs: Known as floating photovoltaics, or floatovoltaics, the devices bob on simple floats, generating power while providing shade that reduces evaporation.

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A guide to the federal review of the Line 5 tunnel

By Izzy Ross, IPR and Teresa Homsi, WCMU

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

The final day for the public to comment on a federal environmental review of the Line 5 tunnel is approaching on June 30.

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Iconic whitefish on edge of collapse as Great Lakes biodiversity crisis deepens

By Kelly House, Bridge Michigan

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Research pinpoints type of blue-green algae that may produce toxins in Lake Superior estuary

By Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio

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Researchers have identified a species of blue-green algae in the Duluth-Superior harbor that’s capable of producing harmful algal blooms, which may lead to better monitoring.

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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.

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

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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Consumers Energy in negotiations to sell its aging Michigan dams

Catch the latest energy news from around the region. Check back for these bimonthly Energy News Roundups. 

Consumers Energy is looking to offload its aging hydroelectric dams. The utility, which said it is losing money on needed but costly upkeep, is in negotiations to sell its 13 Michigan dams for $1 each and then enter into an agreement to buy the power they produce.

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Wildlife changes found on Lake Huron island

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

By Eric Freedman, Great Lakes Echo

In nature, a lot can change on a largely uninhabited Great Lakes island over the course of a century.

And a lot can stay the same.

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Wildlife changes found on Lake Huron island

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By Eric Freedman, Great Lakes Echo

In nature, a lot can change on a largely uninhabited Great Lakes island over the course of a century.

And a lot can stay the same.

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Counting the Kirtland’s warbler

By Lester Graham, Michigan Public

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This startup turns steel and aluminum waste into usable metals

By Kari Lydersen

This story was originally published by Canary Media.

A Chicago-area startup says its technology could shave emissions from the global metal industry by allowing companies to recycle grimy metal slivers and sludge left over from steel and aluminum production.

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As data centers proliferate across Illinois, communities grapple with how to supply the necessary water

By Susan Cosier, Inside Climate News

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Illinois is already a top destination for data centers, and more are coming.

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How America’s prairie was nearly destroyed — and why it should be restored

By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco

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The American prairie was so vast, so alien, it shattered comprehension.

Newcomers to the seemingly endless grasslands that once spanned approximately a quarter of North America often hit a psychic wall, descending into fits of mania.

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Petition seeks state listing of wolves as bills seek to remove federal protections

By Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio

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Conservation advocates are petitioning the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to list the gray wolf as a state-threatened or endangered species as Republicans in Congress seek to remove federal protections for the animal.

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I Speak for the Fish: The hardest lake sturgeon dive in the Great Lakes

For two weeks each year, the St. Clair River hosts thousands of spawning lake sturgeon.

Hundreds of six-foot females plump with eggs and thousands of 4 to 5-foot-long males gather at the base of Lake Huron. In the span of a few weeks, they will arrive, group up, deposit millions of fertilized eggs on the river bottom and depart.  

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Outdoors enthusiasts asked to prevent spreading invasive pests

By Lester Graham, Michigan Public

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New book digs into Indigenous cuisine through archaeology, culture and ecology

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

By Isabella Figueroa, Great Lakes Echo

In a new book, archeologists who study past societies of the Great Lakes and Midwest agree “you are what you eat,” but they say there’s a lot more to it than that.

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How sensors, software, and other tech could help Ohio’s aging power grid

By Kathiann M. Kowalski

This story was originally published by Canary Media.

A new state law will require Ohio utilities and regulators to consider how technology might offer cost-effective options for improving the state’s aging electric grid.

Ohio’s grid, like those in many states, faces rising repair and maintenance costs, growing demand from data centers and other new customers, and increased risks as climate change fuels more frequent severe weather and outages. 

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Wisconsin might have to pick up tab to retain pollution protections under proposed budget cuts to EPA

By Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio

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Wisconsin might lose federal funding that supports state staff working to keep air, water and lands clean under proposed budget cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency.

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Michigan triples ‘do not eat’ fish warnings as PFAS contamination concerns rise

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New, more stringent PFAS guidelines in Michigan have nearly tripled “do not eat” advisories for fish in the state’s waterways, from 33 to 98 bodies of water.

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EPA 2026 budget cuts target clean water programs

President Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin was clear when he released the agency’s new mission statement in February. A top priority will be “clean air, land and water for every American,” Zeldin said, when he announced, “Powering the Great American Comeback.”

In early June the EPA released its fiscal year 2026 budget.

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New PFAS guidelines spark more ‘do not eat’ warnings for Michigan fish

By Kelly House, Bridge Michigan

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White throated sparrow takes first place in fattest bird competition

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

By Clara Lincolnhol, Great Lakes Echo

A very round white throated sparrow is the heavyweight champion of the 2025 Wisconsin Fat Bird Week contest.

The bird, coined the “spherical white-throated sparrow,” won by a landslide, receiving 72% of the vote in the final round against its nearest competitor, a “rotund ruby-throated hummingbird.”

The winner made it through eight rounds in the single-elimination, March Madness-style bracket competition against seven other birds.

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How much plastic is in the Great Lakes?

Microplastics are turning up everywhere, including our water, our food, and even our bodies. And the Great Lakes are no exception.

Ripples of Plastic is a documentary from Ohio filmmakers Chris Langer and Josh Heese that investigates how plastic pollution is making its way into the largest freshwater system in the world.

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

By Matt Simon

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More than 200 wildfires are blazing across central and western Canada, half of which are out of control because they’re so hard for crews to access, forcing 27,000 people to evacuate.

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Smoke expected to lift in northern Michigan, but more could be on the way

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.

Canadian wildfire smoke that blew into the Great Lakes region is expected to clear from northern Michigan this weekend — at least for now.

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Case Western Reserve University alumni roll out microplastic filtration system for washing machines

By Zaria Johnson, Ideastream Public Media

This story was originally published by Ideastream.

Case Western Reserve University is set to install filters to washing machines across campus to reduce microplastic pollution during the laundry cycle.

Microplastics can be found virtually anywhere, and studies have found that wastewater from washing machines is a primary source.

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New wetland could show how Michigan can reduce agricultural runoff polluting Lake Erie

By Lester Graham, Michigan Public

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Near westside residents have higher rates of lung disease, study says

By Enrique Saenz, 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.

Sandy Leeds remembers the glory days of West Indianapolis.

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Trump administration review backs controversial oil pipeline tunnel under Great Lakes’ Straits of Mackinac

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The draft environmental review of Enbridge’s Line 5 tunnel project under the Straits of Mackinac is out at last. While the findings are preliminary, the U.S.

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Federal agency finds Great Lakes tunnel project poses ‘detrimental’ effects to water, wetlands

By Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio

This article was republished here with permission from Wisconsin Public Radio.

Enbridge’s proposed $1 billion Line 5 tunnel project would harm water and wetlands, according to a draft environmental review released Friday by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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Why an Ohio ban on settlements to close ​‘base load’ power plants matters for clean energy

By Kathiann M. Kowalski

This story was originally published by Canary Media.

A decade ago, the Sierra Club and other environmental groups, trade organizations, and companies found themselves in a regulatory standoff with American Electric Power over operating costs for six coal-fired power plants in Ohio.

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How are science and tradition saving sturgeon?

When the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians in Manistee, MI, decided to start a lake sturgeon restoration program, they started by hiring two recently graduated fisheries research biologists to help them set it up.

“I remember getting there and realizing that the scientific knowledge that I had was only a piece,” fisheries biologist Marty Holtgren said.

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Points North: The Good Thief?

By Maxwell Howard, Interlochen Public Radio

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. 

One day in the early 1980s, diver Tom Farnquist was exploring the shipwrecked SS Comet in Lake Superior.

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Great Lakes Moment: Creating a U.S. Great Lakes Waterfront Trail

Great Lakes Moment is a monthly column written by Great Lakes Now Contributor John Hartig. Publishing the author’s views and assertions does not represent endorsement by Great Lakes Now or Detroit PBS.

The Eastern Seaboard has the East Coast Greenway and the Appalachian Trail.

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Wildfire smoke from Canadian blazes threatens Detroit air quality

By Dustin Blitchok, Planet Detroit

This article was republished with permission from Planet Detroit. Sign up for Planet Detroit’s weekly newsletter here.

Michigan faces an air quality advisory Friday and into Saturday morning due to smoke from Canadian wildfires.

The state could experience elevated levels of fine particulate matter, and conditions may be unhealthy for sensitive groups, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy said in a statement.

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Why the solar industry is counting Ohio’s newest energy law as a win

By Kathiann M. Kowalski

This story was originally published by Canary Media.

A new state law aimed at expanding gas and nuclear power plants in Ohio may also provide opportunities for solar developers — if they can overcome other policy and political barriers.

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

Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in the Great Lakes region. Check back for more PFAS news roundups every other week on our website.

 

CBC News released an interactive map illustrating PFAS hotspots across Canada, revealing widespread “forever chemical” contamination in every province and territory.

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

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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Great Lakes slightly colder than usual ahead of summer

By Emilio Perez Ibarguen, 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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Hundreds of fish killed by manure runoff in Monroe County

By Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio

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Manure runoff from a dairy farm in Monroe County killed hundreds of fish in nearby waterways, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

The agency first received notice of the spill Saturday from a call to its violation hotline.

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Michigan’s fight against Lake Erie pollution didn’t work. What happens next?

By Emilio Perez Ibarguen, 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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