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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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    Trump administration officials say the restructuring will bring the agency closer to communities they serve.
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    The federal government announced a new $144 million program to study microplastics and the risks they pose to human health. But some environmental groups say the action isn't aggressive enough.
  • After Chemical Industry Lobbying, EPA Considers Dropping Clean Air Protections for Plastic Waste Recycling
    The ExxonMobil Baytown Complex in Baytown, Texas, at dusk in 2023. The company developed what it calls advanced recycling of plastic waste involving pyrolysis in part of this complex. Credit: James Bruggers/Inside Climate News

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