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PFAS News Roundup: Ridding groundwater of ‘forever chemicals’ with ultrasound, increasing PFAS monitoring in rivers

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now October 10, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water News Roundup, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Who We Are and What We Do

Energy News Roundup: Vision for green energy in underserved communities, nationwide burst of clean energy jobs

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now October 5, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Forever Chemicals Featured, History and Culture, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Municipalities, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

PFAS News Roundup: Can we get rid of ‘forever chemicals’?

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now September 26, 2023
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Energy News Roundup: Hazardous heat, equitable EV charging infrastructure

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now September 21, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

I Speak for the Fish: Mesmerized by minnows

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now September 18, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Featured, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Impact of PFAS on farming, proposed cuts to the EPA

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now September 12, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Opposition over solar development in Illinois, excessive heat in Detroit

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now September 7, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Featured, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: PFAS likely present in all major water supplies, Court rules against restrictions on PFAS in Michigan

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now August 29, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Energy News Roundup, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Climate action plan in Illinois, Offshore wind project in Lake Erie

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now August 24, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Fish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

I Speak for the Fish: Giddy up sucker

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now August 21, 2023November 8, 2025

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