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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![side profile shot of former senator debbie stabenow]()
![side profile shot of former senator debbie stabenow]()
One senator’s lonely quest to make the farm bill more sustainable
For years, Debbie Stabenow fought for environmentally friendly agricultural policy. She retired with mixed results.
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![digital collage of the White House and silhouette of the Great Lakes]()
![digital collage of the White House and silhouette of the Great Lakes]()
Will JD Vance save the Great Lakes from Trump?
The vice president once pushed for restoration funding. Advocates hope he hasn't forgotten.
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![Two people fishing on a frozen Lake Suoerior. One is holding a fish above a hole in the ice.]()
![Two people fishing on a frozen Lake Suoerior. One is holding a fish above a hole in the ice.]()
Iced out? Research on the Great Lakes goes ahead amid funding chaos.
Ice fishing anglers could help fill in a data gap on how thick the ice is.
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![The Palisades Nuclear Plant.]()
![The Palisades Nuclear Plant.]()
A Michigan nuclear plant is slated to restart, but Trump could complicate things
Critics say bumpy early days of the new administration don't bode well for the industry.
