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Tag: harmful algal blooms

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Algae Blooms, Climate Change, Drinking Water, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

2020 Vision: Great Lakes Now year in review predicts 2021

by Sandra Svoboda December 28, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Algae Blooms, Asian Carp, Climate Change, Culture, Drinking Water, Indigenous Communities, Invasive Species, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Public Concern: Climate change, runoff and chemicals at the forefront of people’s worries about the Great Lakes

by Natasha Blakely December 10, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Agriculture, Algae Blooms, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Field Tiles: Continued use and improvement of drainage systems pose problems for Lake Erie

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now December 9, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Agriculture, Algae Blooms, Climate Change, Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Invasive Species, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

“Saving the Great Lakes”: National Geographic December issue explores the lakes and their struggles

by Natasha Blakely November 30, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Climate Change, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Invasive Species, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Q & A: The Great Lakes are stressed. Climate change is making it worse.

by Bridge Michigan November 11, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Algae Blooms, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Overlooked: Small streams can have a big impact on Great Lakes water quality

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now November 4, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAgriculture, Algae Blooms, Drinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

One Michigan county tells the story of a nation plagued by water pollution

by Circle of Blue September 25, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Agriculture, Algae Blooms, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Total Maximum Daily Load: Court case looks to push for Ohio EPA nutrients limit for Lake Erie

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now September 9, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Algae Blooms, Asian Carp, Drinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Industry, Invasive Species, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Michigan’s State of the Great Lakes: Drinking water quality garners spotlight

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now August 26, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Culture, Fish, Birds and Animals, Freighters, Invasive Species, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Offshore Decline: Great Lakes fish populations at risk from low nutrient levels

by Emily Simroth August 21, 2020November 9, 2025

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  • North Bay’s PFAS problem: 5 things to know about a ‘forever chemicals’ hotspot in Ontario
    In a small northern city, citizens have launched a class-action lawsuit over decades-old PFAS pollution. The city and federal government, meanwhile, are working on a $122-million clean-up.
  • Enbridge to Pay $275K Settlement for 2019 Wisconsin Spill After DOJ Action
    The Wisconsin Department of Justice announced a $275,000 settlement Thursday with energy firm Enbridge for alleged violations of the state’s spills law over a 2019 spill in Jefferson County.
  • Scientists have a new tool in the fight against toxic algal blooms: buoys
    University of Toledo researchers have developed a system of buoys that slowly release algaecide into the surrounding water.

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