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Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Science, Technology, Research

Road salt threatens Michigan lakes and rivers. Can an alternative take hold?

by Bridge Michigan January 3, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAgriculture, Guest Article, History and Culture, Illinois, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region

Great Lakes region WWII armory preserves Indigenous village

by Great Lakes Echo December 27, 2021
Posted inEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Guest Article, Illinois, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region

Historic coal ash raises concerns at iconic Illinois coal plant site

by Energy News Network December 23, 2021
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

More people are worried about the health of the Great Lakes, according to poll

by Michigan Public December 7, 2021
Posted inIndustry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Region, Shipping and Ports, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

‘The water always wins’: Calls to protect shorelines as volatile Lake Michigan inflicts heavy toll

by Wisconsin Watch November 1, 2021November 9, 2025
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Utility eyes earlier shutdown of Lake Michigan power plant

by The Associated Press October 29, 2021
Posted inLake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism, Wisconsin

SS Badger makes final Lake Michigan crossing of season

by The Alpena News October 18, 2021
Posted inGuest Article, Indiana, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Region

Missed Acid Delivery at Root of Midwest Plant Iron Discharge: US Steel Correspondence

by Indiana Environmental Reporter October 8, 2021
Posted inAP, Article, Featured, Indiana, Lake Michigan, News, Region

NW Indiana water facility restarts after US Steel discharge

by The Associated Press October 4, 2021
Posted inAP, Article, Drinking Water, Indiana, Lake Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

US Steel: Plant’s orange plume had elevated iron levels

by The Associated Press September 29, 2021

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  • Winter road salt is threatening Lake Simcoe and Ontario watersheds year-round
    Salt used to remove ice from roadways is collecting in Simcoe's watershed — a source of drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people.
  • Great Lakes water levels decline from record highs: What the forecast says
    Over the next six months, the Army Corps predicts water levels will stay below long-term averages on all Great Lakes, except possibly Lake Ontario.
  • Shipwreck hunter discovers sunken 150-year-old luxury liner off the coast of Wisconsin
    The Great Lakes are seeing a "golden age" of shipwreck discoveries, says Wisconsin maritime historian.

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