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Poll shows indigenous people more aware of Great Lakes threats

By Anntaninna Biondo | October 26, 2018

Among the differences is that 20 percent of the non-indigenous respondents didn’t know where their drinking water comes from but only about 1 percent of indigenous people were not sure.

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Great Lakes researcher recognized for pioneering plastic pollution studies

By Tamia Boyd | September 24, 2018

Her efforts led to bans on microplastics and to the discovery that plastic is ubiquitous throughout the environment.

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NASA astronaut captures Belle Isle image from space

By Will Grimm | September 7, 2018

The Detroit River is one of the most important waterways in the Great Lakes system, according to NASA’s post.

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Size matters, but what’s the appropriate measure?

By David Poulson | August 31, 2018

How mighty is Michigan’s Mackinac Bridge?

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Lake Erie wind farm: face off over pollution, birds and jobs

By Guest Contributor | July 24, 2018

About 40 people testified last week at a public hearing on a potential offshore wind farm in Lake Erie.

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Where the Great Lakes Compact ends and Wisconsin law begins

By Scott Gordon | April 3, 2018

Why the Waukesha and Foxconn water diversions involve different rules.

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Oil boom boosts sand mining along Great Lakes

By Dave Rosenthal | March 22, 2018

The nation’s rush to increase oil production is having a long-distance impact on the Great Lakes region.

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Old specimen provides new insight into invasive algae

By Eric Freedman | January 19, 2018

New study shows aggressive invader may have made its way into North America earlier than previously understood.

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COs encounter oddball situations in the field

By Eric Freedman | November 6, 2017

Fall tends to be a busy time of year for Michigan DNR conservation officers, who sometimes go home with stories.

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Cycling professor makes the Great Lakes his classroom

By Jaqueline Kelly | October 17, 2017

New book looks at a professor’s journey around the Great Lakes on bike.

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Environmental news of the Great Lakes region from the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism at Michigan State University.

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