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Posted inClimate Change, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research

NOAA to study Great Lakes climate change with underwater robots

by Great Lakes Echo December 2, 2024
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, PFAS, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Students at Michigan State and Wisconsin win EPA funding for environmental health innovations

by Great Lakes Echo November 5, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Featured, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Wisconsin officials ask the public to report algal blooms in Lake Superior

by Great Lakes Echo September 24, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inCulture, Freighters, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks, Wisconsin

Ship doomed on Lake Michigan now moored on National Register of Historic Places

by Great Lakes Echo July 17, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News

Butterflies race for state insect status

by Great Lakes Echo June 11, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

Dams may slow harmful algal blooms in urban lakes, expert says

by Great Lakes Echo May 16, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Are Great Lakes cities ready for climate migrants?

by Great Lakes Echo March 23, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAgriculture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Latest News, News, Pennsylvania, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Pennsylvania farmers convicted of poisoning over two dozen migratory birds

by Great Lakes Echo March 12, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inLatest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research

Preserving Minnesota’s bogs could fight climate change

by Great Lakes Echo February 14, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, Illinois, Latest News, News, Politics, Region

Faced with COVID-era civil rights complaints, Chicago commits to environmental justice

by Great Lakes Echo February 14, 2024November 8, 2025

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Latest News

  • 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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