Articles by Regional Reporter, Great Lakes Izzy Ross
Izzy Ross was previously the Great Lakes reporter for Grist and Interlochen Public Radio, where she covers how climate change impacts communities and ecosystems in northern Michigan and across the region. Previously, she spent five years as a reporter and news director at KDLG in Dillingham, Alaska, producing award-winning local news in Bristol Bay and leading the annual Bristol Bay Fisheries Report. Her work has appeared all over, including on NPR and National Native News, and is regularly featured in outlets across Michigan and the Great Lakes.
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![Reeds in the water in front of the Mackinac Bridge.]()
![Reeds in the water in front of the Mackinac Bridge.]()
Why Indigenous nations are walking away from pipeline talks in Michigan
Experts say tribes are protesting federal agencies as Trump fast-tracks oil and gas projects.
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The US and Canada have long managed the Great Lakes together. That era could be ending.
Political tensions are threatening the future of the largest freshwater ecosystem on Earth.
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![A young white man in denim shorts stands in front of a produce stand at a farmers market.]()
![A young white man in denim shorts stands in front of a produce stand at a farmers market.]()
Farmers and small business owners were promised financial help for energy upgrades. They’re still waiting for the money.
Rural residents are left holding the bills for everything from solar panels to grain dryers.
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US Forest Service firings decimate already understaffed agency: ‘It’s catastrophic’
"We are losing an entire generation of talent and passion."
