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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Algae Blooms, Climate Change, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, News, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Decreasing Great Lakes ice cover has consequences

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now April 3, 2023
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, Agriculture, Featured, Industry, Latest News, News, Who We Are and What We Do

Some banned pesticides fade from Great Lakes air, while others persist

by Brian Owens, Great Lakes Now March 30, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Mental health and ‘blue spaces’

by Alex Hill March 27, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, 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, Citizen Science, Featured, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Protect, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Science Says What? How 5th-graders counting plants can lead to positive change

by Sharon Oosthoek March 23, 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, Culture, Featured, Illinois, Indigenous Communities, Lake Superior, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Nibi Chronicles: Acknowledging one family’s knack for finding ancient stone tools

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now March 17, 2023
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, Climate Change, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States, Who We Are and What We Do

Environmental justice expert questions Michigan’s subsidies for electric vehicles

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now March 14, 2023

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    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.
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    University of Toledo researchers have developed a system of buoys that slowly release algaecide into the surrounding water.

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