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Experts explain criticality of regional EPA office | Great Lakes Now Cultural connection to the region allows EPA staff to bring value to the Great Lakes, former EPA executive Dave Ullrich says.

Great Lakes expert weighs in on tension between Trump and Canada over water and the Great Lakes. “Anything that undermines this working relationship presents a serious threat to millions of people on both sides of the border.”
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Uncertainty looms over research conference as U.S. science cuts and tariff tensions mount Across the Great Lakes, researchers fear the Trump administration’s blunt orders to downsize government could endanger critical monitoring programs on both sides of the border

Hoping scientists still gather at the annual Conference on #GreatLakes Research - our 68th - to help keep this vital tradition alive. #IAGLR25

A screenshot of a Facebook post from the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory

NOAA's #GreatLakes Environmental Research Lab will be taking an "indefinite hiatus" from communications due to staff cuts. GLERL communicates critical weekly updates about the extent of harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie - like the one that left my hometown of Toledo without drinking water in 2014

Our neighbors to the north - our south of you’re in Detroit.

I’m almost done with Wastelands so #OnTheSwamp will be next! #water

Finally opened “Wastelands” yesterday. Am 251 pages in and neglecting work, it’s THAT good!

How to find climate data and science the Trump administration doesn’t want you to see Several groups are working to preserve webpages, tools and data – some of which have already gone missing from government webpages since the start of the Trump administration.

Recommended read: A research librarian and policy scholar in North America outlined in @us.theconversation.com how to “find climate data and science the Trump administration doesn’t want you to see”.

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‘A nightmare’: Dozens of Michigan Forest Service workers lose jobs Two union leaders in Michigan confirmed with WCMU that at least 15 people from Huron-Manistee, 14 from Hiawatha and eight from the Ottawa national forests were affected by the layoffs.

Michigan lost 37 USFS workers last week.

"The layoffs exempt wildland firefighters, but local union representative Rick Davis said losing his coworkers still hurts firefighting efforts since many are certified to fight fires and participate in controlled burns."

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