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After 10 million pieces of beach trash, Chicago advocates push for sustainable packaging | Great Lakes Now

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After 10 million pieces of beach trash, Chicago advocates push for sustainable packaging

Plastic is the dominant source of beach trash in the Great Lakes region.

That’s the finding by the Chicago-based non-profit Alliance for the Great Lakes in a recently released report that analyzed beach litter picked up by its volunteers over the past 20 years.

“Twenty years of data collected by volunteers shows that 86% of the trash was either fully or partially made from plastic,” the Alliance said in a press release.

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Palisades nuclear relaunch gets more subsidies in Michigan — and more backlash | Great Lakes Now

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Palisades nuclear relaunch gets more subsidies in Michigan — and more backlash

By Kelly House, Bridge Michigan

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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Tribal nations in Michigan get grants totaling more than $38 million to reduce greenhouse emissions | Great Lakes Now

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Tribal nations in Michigan get grants totaling more than $38 million to reduce greenhouse emissions

By Lester Graham, Michigan Public

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

8 min read

‘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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Southeast Michigan facility will soon house waste from the Manhattan Project | Great Lakes Now

5 min read

Southeast Michigan facility will soon house waste from the Manhattan Project

By Elinor Epperson, Michigan Public

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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