The dead of winter is a lively time in the Great Lakes region.
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59-year-old Chicago man bikes around all 5 Great Lakes
A Chicago man recently completed his 1,400-mile biking journey around Lake Superior, which is the last of the five Great Lakes he has biked since starting his journey twelve years ago. Read the full story by WLUC-TV – Negaunee, MI. Read the full story
Canada’s Maude Barlow chronicles 40 years of activism in new book, “Still Hopeful”
For Maude Barlow, the importance of hope was instilled by her parents as a child while having her morning oatmeal. It grew into a “lifelong mantra” that took her through the travails of 40 years of social justice and environmental activism in Canada and on the international stage.
Now, Barlow chronicles that hopeful trek in her 20th book, Still Hopeful: Lessons From A Lifetime Of Activism.
In Minnesota, the PolyMet mine pits renewable energy needs against tribes and the EPA
By Diana Kruzman, Grist
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Northeastern Minnesota’s Iron Range has been a major mining hub since the 1860s. Nestled among thick forests and many of the state’s famed “10,000 lakes,” open-pit mines there produce low-grade iron ore that’s shipped to steel mills around the country.
Following Lorain proposal, Ohio congressional leaders ask Navy to consider Great Lakes for submarine shipyard
Five members of Congress have signed a letter urging the Navy to increase its shipyard capacity, and to pick Ohio as the place to do it. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer. Read the full story
America’s summer of floods: What cities can learn from today’s climate crises to prepare for tomorrow’s
By Richard B. (Ricky) Rood, University of Michigan, The Conversation
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Powerful storms across the South, following flash floods in Dallas, Death Valley, St. Louis, Yellowstone and Appalachia, have left cities across the U.S.
Regional groups set priorities for Great Lakes Day
March 2 marks the observation of Great Lakes Day, a virtual event that brings together a binational coalition of regional agencies, legislators, local communities, tribes and business, maritime and environmental groups. Read the full story by WFBO – Buffalo, NY. Read the full story