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Posted inEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured Story, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Science, Technology, Research

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

by Grist June 24, 2025June 27, 2025

By Matt Simon, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. The newest, hottest power couple doesn’t live in Hollywood. It’s actually the marriage of […]

Posted inCharles Stewart Mott Foundation Partnership, Collaboration, Commercial Fishing, Featured Story, Fish, Birds and Animals, Food, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology, Research

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

by Bridge Michigan June 23, 2025June 27, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured Story, Fish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Kathy Johnson, Latest News, News, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

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

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now June 16, 2025June 27, 2025
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, History and Culture, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Tourism, Wisconsin

White throated sparrow takes first place in fattest bird competition

by Great Lakes Echo June 10, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

How much plastic is in the Great Lakes?

by Great Lakes Now June 9, 2025
Posted inFeatured Story, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Tribal Governments and First Nations

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

by Grist June 9, 2025
Posted inFeatured Story, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Science, Technology, Research

How are science and tradition saving sturgeon?

by Great Lakes Now June 3, 2025

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