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Author Archives: Michigan Public

Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

Retirements by water and wastewater plant operators are leading to workforce shortages

by Michigan Public September 23, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, News

Tribal nations in Michigan get grants totaling more than $38 million to reduce greenhouse emissions

by Michigan Public September 9, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

Southeast Michigan facility will soon house waste from the Manhattan Project

by Michigan Public August 29, 2024
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

Cleaning up pollution and removing crumbling dams help to restore Michigan rivers

by Michigan Public August 26, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Drinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Region, The Checkup, Water Quality

Toxic blooms on Lake Erie still a problem 10 years after Toledo issued a ‘do not drink’ order

by Michigan Public August 14, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inForests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism

Michigan joins federal program that collects native flora and champions restoration

by Michigan Public August 12, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inClimate, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The Checkup

Heat, pollution, and climate change anxiety are affecting children

by Michigan Public July 23, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News

Green infrastructure job trainings aim to support growing field

by Michigan Public July 19, 2024
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News

Remote-controlled robots cleaning up small Michigan beaches

by Michigan Public July 5, 2024
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News

How much can wetland restoration reduce farm fertilizers getting into Lake Erie?

by Michigan Public July 2, 2024November 8, 2025

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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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