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Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Pennsylvania, PFAS, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Drinking Water News Roundup: Steps to ensure safe drinking water, Indigenous business leaders raise awareness

by Tynnetta Harris, Great Lakes Now September 1, 2022

Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with drinking water in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.

Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, History and Culture, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Shipwrecks, Tourism, Wisconsin

New stamps celebrate NOAA marine sanctuaries’ landscapes and marine life

by Tynnetta Harris, Great Lakes Now August 25, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inCleveland, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Featured, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, PFAS, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Boil water advisories across region, Pennsylvania residents fight for public water

by Tynnetta Harris, Great Lakes Now August 18, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Indiana, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, PFAS, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Lead levels increase in Flint water, businesses sued over water contamination concerns

by Tynnetta Harris, Great Lakes Now August 5, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: 8 million Illinoisans get drinking water, backup reservoir used in Indiana, Gov. Whitmer awards clean water grants

by Tynnetta Harris, Great Lakes Now July 21, 2022
Posted inClimate Change, Detroit, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Feature Lead, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

When your home is filled with hazards, what can you do?

by Tynnetta Harris, Great Lakes Now July 13, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Quiz, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Homes, Invaders: The Great Lakes Now Episode Quiz

by Tynnetta Harris, Great Lakes Now July 1, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Drinking Water News Roundup: Flooding poses risk to well water, Indiana drinking water report shared, EPA grants for Ohio

by Tynnetta Harris, Great Lakes Now June 15, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Quiz, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Water’s True Cost: The Great Lakes Now Episode Quiz

by Tynnetta Harris, Great Lakes Now May 27, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: New York bill bans PFAS in clothes, Ohio city files lawsuit, Wisconsin struggles to set standards

by Tynnetta Harris, Great Lakes Now May 26, 2022

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    The Trust for Public Land conveyed 213 acres to the National Park Service this spring in Iron County.
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    Bayfield County Judge John Anderson halts work where Enbridge needs more permits to install structures in four waterways.
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    Environmentalists and some state lawmakers say the process does more harm than good. Plastics producers are pushing back.

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