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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, Ontario, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Questions about the EPA’s nationwide PFAS rule, answered

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now March 31, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Energy, Energy News Roundup, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Power outages in Michigan, future of nuclear power in Illinois

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now March 24, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, St. Clair River, Who We Are and What We Do

I Speak for the Fish: Playing follow-the-leader with diving ducks

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now March 20, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: All fish tested from Michigan rivers contain ‘forever chemicals’, study finds

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now March 16, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Energy, Energy News Roundup, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Energy News Roundup: Large solar energy project proposed in Michigan, more community solar projects in Illinois

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now March 10, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Sturgeon, Who We Are and What We Do

I Speak for the Fish: Courting Sunfish

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now February 27, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Michigan, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Plastic manufacturer to clean up contaminants under settlement, EPA unveils new PFAS tools

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now February 15, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Energy, Energy News Roundup, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Lake Michigan, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Minnesota’s 2040 carbon-free energy bill, coal ash crackdown continues

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now February 9, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forever Chemicals Featured, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: PFAS compounds in local fish are 280 times higher than those sold in stores, researchers find

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now January 31, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Energy, Energy News Roundup, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Gas stove debate, electric vehicle expansion

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now January 26, 2023

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  • Milwaukee Water Works reduces fluoride in drinking water by half due to shortage
    Utilities nationwide have seen supply challenges due to domestic constraints and the ongoing Iran War.
  • Illinois Governor signs landmark plastic pollution bill to protect Great Lakes
    Illinois is the first Great Lakes state to classify plastic pellets as a pollutant, a move advocates say helps keep millions of pellets out of the region’s waterways.
  • Seedling data shows Michigan forests under pressure from climate change, deer, disease
    For three decades, Michigan State University researchers have gone to Manistee National Forest to study seedlings to find out about the future of Michigan’s forests.

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