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Take a drive through the picturesque landscape of Niagara on the Lake and you’ll see acres of vineyards, farms and wineries.You’ll also find a greenhouse… -
NPR.org/NPRFederal funding for the Great Lakes has survived again thanks to Congress. This is the second time the Trump Administration proposed a big cut to the…
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Part 3 in a series on environmental justice issues in the Great Lakes region.At the Six Nations of the Grand River reserve, about 10 men are gathered in a… -
Part 2 in a series on environmental justice issues in the Great Lakes region.At a pediatric clinic located in one of the poorest sections of Buffalo,… -
Part 1 in a series on environmental justice issues in the Great Lakes region.Would you want an industrial waste dump near your house? Probably not. But… -
In 2017, President Trump proposed cutting $300 million for Great Lakes projects. That money stayed in the federal budget, but as a new year begins,… -
Over the past two winters, there wasn’t much ice cover on the Great Lakes. That changed with this month’s deep freeze.Frigid temperatures have frozen more… -
As America confronts the opioid crisis, environmental scientists are warning about a related problem. Chemicals from pain-killers and other drugs often… -
Over the past two winters, the Great Lakes have had a below-average ice cover. And that’s expected to continue this year.One of ice climatologist Jia… -
At the Novelis plant in New York, machines are preparing aluminum rolls for manufacturing.The Oswego Co. plant processes the metal for companies like… -
There are thousands of islands in the Great Lakes – most of them small and only suitable for wildlife. But a few have people living there year-round, and… -
Two replica Christopher Columbus ships are sailing across the Great Lakes this summer, offering visitors a chance to learn about the famous explorer's…
