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Blue EconomyCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake HuronLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeShipping and PortsThe Blue EconomyU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWill Congress and the President approve money to finish the Soo Lock expansion?
-The new lock at the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie is in the third phase of construction. The megaproject is over budget and funds to finish the lock are uncertain.
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Blue EconomyBlue EconomyCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationCommercial FishingFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchThe Blue EconomyU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsKeeping the $5.5 billion Great Lakes fishery afloat as Trump administration considers cuts
-Federal budget cuts proposed by the Trump administration could cause significant disruption in the efforts to restore and sustain fish populations in the Great Lakes.
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Algae BloomsCollaborationDrinking WaterLake ErieLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMillions of People Depend on the Great Lakes’ Water Supply. Trump Decimated the Lab Protecting It.
-The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals and sicken people.
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AuthorsClimate ChangeDetroitEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageHistory and CultureInvasive SpeciesJohn HartigLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsGreat Lakes Moment: Government downsizing, defunding and deregulating at what environmental cost?
-Examining some of the recent federal environmental cuts in metro Detroit, which serves as a microcosm for the Great Lakes region.
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Enbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsArmy Corps to fast track review of Line 5 tunnel project
-The federal review of the Line 5 tunnel project will be sped up through new emergency procedures under an executive order from President Donald Trump.
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Invasive SpeciesLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsSea lamprey control program receives OK to rehire federal workers, after initial scare
-Last month’s federal staffing cuts and hiring freezes threatened the sea lamprey control program. Now, it has permission to rehire the staff it originally planned to.
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BuffaloChicagoEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageFeature MilwaukeeFeature-ChicagoHistory and CultureIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMilwaukeeNew YorkNewsOntarioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSean EricsonTorontoTourismU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWisconsinWhat would the Great Lakes region be like with bullet trains?
-Exploring how high speed rail could transform the Great Lakes region.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageGary WilsonLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsTrump threatens Great Lakes agreements between U.S. and Canada
-The Great Lakes Compact, along with other binational agreements that protect the lakes, are at risk as Trump expands pressure on Canada beyond tariffs.
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Lake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismTourismU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWisconsinNational parks see a record number of visitors, including in Wisconsin
-Growing demand at parks comes as Trump administration looks to cut staff to manage them.
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CollaborationEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsHow Trump’s trade war could impact US electricity prices — and state climate plans
-Northern states are depending on imported Canadian hydropower to clean up their grids. What happens now?
