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Author Archives: Sandra Svoboda

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Algae Blooms, Climate Change, Drinking Water, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

2020 Vision: Great Lakes Now year in review predicts 2021

by Sandra Svoboda December 28, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Age of Nature, Events and Special Broadcasts, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes Now Watch Parties, Latest News, News, PBS, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology & Research, Shipwrecks, Who We Are and What We Do

What Grows: “Shipwrecks and Ecosystems” watch party for Great Lakes Now and “The Age of Nature”

by Sandra Svoboda October 21, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Age of Nature, Events and Special Broadcasts, Great Lakes Now Watch Parties, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, PBS, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Damming Decisions: Watch party for Great Lakes Now and The Age of Nature

by Sandra Svoboda October 21, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Illinois, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks, Who We Are and What We Do

Chicago’s Eastland Disaster: Explore this Great Lakes tragedy with a Storymap

by Sandra Svoboda August 24, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Emmy Winner: “The Forever Chemicals” takes documentary prize

by Sandra Svoboda June 22, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inEvents and Special Broadcasts, Great Lakes Learning, News

Earth Week: Watching Great Lakes Now and want learning activities to match?

by Sandra Svoboda April 20, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Books, Authors, Art and Music, COVID-19, Culture, Events and Special Broadcasts, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks, Who We Are and What We Do

The Show Goes On: Films and producer chats move online for Great Lakes series

by Sandra Svoboda March 18, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Equity and Environmental Justice, Industry, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Look Back at Line 5: Check out the archives of the pipeline’s original construction

by Sandra Svoboda February 19, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Industry, Latest News, Ontario, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Polluting with Purpose: In the wilderness with Great Lakes Now at Canada’s Experimental Lakes Area

by Sandra Svoboda February 4, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Culture, Drinking Water, Latest News, News, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Daily Reminder: Kids calendar art brings messages of water stewardship

by Sandra Svoboda January 28, 2020

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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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