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Posted inAlgae Blooms, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

One world, two Great Lakes

by Brian Owens, Great Lakes Now March 21, 2025November 7, 2025

How Africa’s Lake Victoria offers a glimpse of Lake Erie’s future.

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Brian Owens, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

How safe are Great Lakes fish to eat? Depends on who you ask

by Brian Owens, Great Lakes Now February 13, 2024
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Brian Owens, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

We’re going to need a bigger fishbowl

by Brian Owens, Great Lakes Now November 22, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Agriculture, Authors, Brian Owens, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Who We Are and What We Do

Some banned pesticides fade from Great Lakes air, while others persist

by Brian Owens, Great Lakes Now March 30, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Brian Owens, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Protect, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Sturgeon, Who We Are and What We Do

Lake sturgeon added to endangered list, but things are looking up

by Brian Owens, Great Lakes Now February 13, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Brian Owens, Drinking Water, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Infrastructure, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Ontario, Protect, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

AI technology could be used to monitor invaders in the Great Lakes

by Brian Owens, Great Lakes Now May 24, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Algae Blooms, Authors, Brian Owens, Climate Change, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Protect, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Lake heatwaves driven by human-caused climate change

by Brian Owens, Great Lakes Now March 3, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Brian Owens, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Study: Fish can recover from mercury pollution faster than thought

by Brian Owens, Great Lakes Now December 15, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Agriculture, Authors, Brian Owens, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Farm Protection: Ontario invests in projects to help farms improve Great Lakes water quality

by Brian Owens, Great Lakes Now October 28, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Brian Owens, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Bacteria Cleanup: Should we let nature clean up oil spills?

by Brian Owens, Great Lakes Now July 30, 2021November 9, 2025

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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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