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Great Lakes Beach Closings Are No Protection From Harmful Pollutants | Great Lakes Now

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Great Lakes Beach Closings Are No Protection From Harmful Pollutants

By Amalia Medina, Circle of Blue

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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Great Lakes beach closings are no protection from harmful pollutants | Great Lakes Echo

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By Amalia Medina A green flag flying on a Great Lakes beach does not necessarily mean it’s safe to swim. Checking beach monitoring websites like BeachGuard is not a surefire solution either. These two findings are central to a public health research project, the Great Lakes Microbial Water Quality Assessment, that set out to measure […]

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A New Paradigm: How climate change is shaping mental landscapes in the Great Lakes | Great Lakes Now

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A New Paradigm: How climate change is shaping mental landscapes in the Great Lakes

In a weekly Good Grief Network session held on July 25, time and space were created for participants to reflect on their feelings of uncertainty in an unstable environment over Zoom. Trained facilitators kept time for each participant to speak while the other participants bore witness as listeners. The overarching rule was no cross-talk, which means not directly responding or referring to what a person shared.

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Detroit is the place to bee! How Detroit Hives is helping Detroit fight climate change through pollination | Great Lakes Echo

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By Jada Vasser Detroit resident Timothy Paule Jackson’s fascination with bees began in 2016 when he discovered the benefits of using honey to combat the common cold. He began researching the components in honey that provide medicinal benefits for the immune system. Soon, he and his partner, Nicole Lindsay, enrolled in beekeeping classes. They launched […]

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