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Blue EconomyFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsThe Blue EconomyWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Despite U.S. research resistance, Great Lakes aims to be Silicon Valley for water
-Business leaders want to export solutions to the world’s water problems.
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Thunder Bay is bringing its Great Lake shoreline back
-Decades of industrial pollution on Lake Superior has seen stretches of its shore deemed areas of environmental concern for both Canada and the U.S. A massive investment of time and money is letting nature return.
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Blue EconomyCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake HuronLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeShipping and PortsThe Blue EconomyU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
Will Congress and the President approve money to finish the Soo Lock expansion?
-The new lock at the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie is in the third phase of construction. The megaproject is over budget and funds to finish the lock are uncertain.
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Keeping the $5.5 billion Great Lakes fishery afloat as Trump administration considers cuts
-Federal budget cuts proposed by the Trump administration could cause significant disruption in the efforts to restore and sustain fish populations in the Great Lakes.
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Blue EconomyCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsThe Blue EconomyWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Water determines Great Lakes region’s economic future
-Climate change, geopolitics, and business opportunities power a blue economy.
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What the recent tariff news means for the Great Lakes
-How Trump’s trade policies might impact the automotive, energy and agricultural industries in the region.
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‘Circular economy’ programs aim to reduce waste and build jobs
-Programs find new life for items including rejected carrots, NFL banners, and discarded clothing.
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Michigan’s outdoor recreation boom is becoming a business boom
-Michigan’s COVID-19 outdoor recreation boom has produced a subsequent business boom, according to a new federal report on the state’s outdoor scene.
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Energy News Roundup: Green jobs, solar farms and the value of trees
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.