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Michigan advocates hail ‘groundbreaking’ settlement to civil rights complaint over hazardous waste facility | Great Lakes Now

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Michigan advocates hail ‘groundbreaking’ settlement to civil rights complaint over hazardous waste facility

By Brian Allnutt, Planet Detroit

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Michigan environmental advocates are hailing a “groundbreaking” settlement to a civil rights complaint filed with state regulators over the expansion of a hazardous waste facility in Detroit.

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Foraged Fruit and Nuts: Wild Apples & Abundant Acorns | Great Lakes Now

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Foraged Fruit and Nuts: Wild Apples & Abundant Acorns

This story is a part of “A Year in the Wild Kitchen of the Great Lakes,” a series in partnership with expert forager Lisa M. Rose, with the mission of nurturing a deeper connection with the natural world through foraging. To get started with your foraging journey, begin here with our “Framework to Sustainable and Safe Practices.”

Autumn brings with it a bounty of fruits and nuts that often go unnoticed in our modern culinary landscape.

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Great Lakes Moment: Ten natural wonders of The Great Lakes Way | Great Lakes Now

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Great Lakes Moment: Ten natural wonders of The Great Lakes Way

Great Lakes Moment is a monthly column written by Great Lakes Now Contributor John Hartig. Publishing the author’s views and assertions does not represent endorsement by Great Lakes Now or Detroit PBS.

The Great Lakes Way is an interconnected set of greenways and water trails stretching from Port Huron, Michigan (at the head of the St.

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‘These are not your lands to give away’: 6 First Nations take Ontario to court over mining law | Great Lakes Now

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‘These are not your lands to give away’: 6 First Nations take Ontario to court over mining law

By Emma McIntosh, The Narwhal

The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.

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