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Illinois farmers find that sheep and solar arrays go well together

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Illinois farmers find that sheep and solar arrays go well together

By Kari Lydersen

This story was originally published by Canary Media.

To all the challenges the solar industry is facing today, add one more: cultivating a domestic market for lamb meat. It may seem an unlikely mission for clean-energy developers, but in many states, including Illinois, grazing sheep between rows of photovoltaic panels is considered the most efficient form of agrivoltaics — the combination of solar and farming on the same land.

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As mussels ravage Great Lakes whitefish, Lake Superior survives — for now

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As mussels ravage Great Lakes whitefish, Lake Superior survives — for now

By Kelly House, Bridge Michigan

The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS; 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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