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The Intertribal Lake Winnebago Wild Rice Revitalization Project seeks to merge mainstream and Indigenous methods to preserve wild rice. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.
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Had someone told me the revolution would be led by a comedian, I’d have put my money on Jon Stewart, a keen political observer who walks a tightrope between satire and outrage.
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Every dollar that the federal government directs to state environment departments enables the Great Lakes and every other region to steward natural resources, yielding many times the value of the […]
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An Areas of Concern Cross-Agency Partnership Summit in Toledo, Ohio, is bringing together federal, state and local partners to restore Areas of Concern in the Great Lakes region. Read the […]
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In the early days of Canada, it became a requirement of the times that Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway operate their own police forces.
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Boat captains today have far more information about weather conditions, thanks to buoys and other data sources. Federal funding cuts could jeopardize those safety advances. Read the full story by […]
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The Fourth Annual Great Lakes Tribal Economic Summit will be held on September 16 and 17, at the Gun Lake Casino Resort in Wayland, Michigan. The event will bring together […]
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The Trump administration’s budget proposal calls for a $1.7 billion reduction in NOAA’s budget and directs the complete elimination of the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research. This jeopardizes the existence […]
The federal funding that pays for much of Great Lakes water, weather and ice cover monitoring is at risk in the Trump administration’s proposed NOAA budget for 2026, while the […]
Invasive sea lamprey control in Michigan’s Grand River is getting a boost thanks to a $2.1 million federal grant awarded to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. Read the full story […]
Across the Great Lakes, electricity and gas costs are rising, with utilities in Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin seeking hundreds of millions in additional rate hikes. Read the full story by […]