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Author Archives: Maya Sundaresan

Posted inCommercial Fishing, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Politics, Protect, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Shipping and Ports, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Years of regulation may have reduced invasive species risks in the Great Lakes, study says

by Maya Sundaresan April 29, 2022

Researchers have found that ballast water regulation has been key in the fight against invasive species.

Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Featured, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Drinking Water News Roundup: Best tasting water in the world in Ohio, nation’s worst waterways in Indiana

by Maya Sundaresan March 29, 2022
Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Indiana PFAS property transfers, Lake Superior rainbow smelt advisory, new Ohio PFAS regulation bill

by Maya Sundaresan March 24, 2022
Posted inCulture, Featured, Freighters, Indiana, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Region, Shipping and Ports, Water Quality

The 2022 Great Lakes shipping season sets sail after COVID-19 hurdles

by Maya Sundaresan March 10, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Fish, Birds and Animals, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Indiana, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Ohio, Ontario, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Drinking Water News Roundup: New DNA computer can reveal water contaminants, HydroOne team works on oil spill cleanup

by Maya Sundaresan February 24, 2022
Posted inFeatured, Indiana, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Protect, Region, Water Quality

PFAS News Roundup: ‘Forever chemicals’ found in Michigan beef, potential contamination in Pennsylvania deer

by Maya Sundaresan February 17, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Industry, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Drinking Water News Roundup: New Illinois water quality bill, Minnesota mine lease canceled, Ontario’s wetland filtration

by Maya Sundaresan February 1, 2022
Posted inCulture, Equity and Environmental Justice, Fish, Birds and Animals, Illinois, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Michigan, News, Politics, Quiz, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Sturgeon

Restore, Release: The Great Lakes Now Episode Quiz

by Maya Sundaresan January 25, 2022
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Indiana, Latest News, News, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Politics, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Toxic algae blooms in Indiana, First Nations $8B settlement, Wisconsin lead pipe replacement funding

by Maya Sundaresan January 14, 2022
Posted inEnergy News Roundup, Featured, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region

Energy News Roundup: Duke Energy’s financial assistance program, propane price increases in Minnesota, Pennsylvania prepares for increased energy costs

by Maya Sundaresan December 10, 2021

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  • 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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