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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Featured, Forests and Plants, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Where to find your sugar maples

by Alex Hill April 28, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Forests and Plants, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Lessons to learn from a very big mushroom

by Natasha Blakely April 26, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Energy News Roundup, Featured, Illinois, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Ontario looks to phase out natural gas, wild rice could stop Line 3, Energy Department invests in cybersecurity

by Natasha Blakely April 22, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Featured, Food, Forests and Plants, Industry, Latest News, News, Ohio, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

The Great Lakes sugaring season is changing

by Capri S. Cafaro April 21, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Featured, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Municipalities, News, Policy, Politics, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

To build a new pipeline or not: Illinois city seeks Lake Michigan water

by John McCracken April 19, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: EPA won’t regulate rocket fuel, Illinois prison water contaminated with Legionella

by Natasha Blakely April 15, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Industry, Latest News, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Tourism, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do

Lakeside Gentrification: Trailer parks and campgrounds the last bulwark against waterfront developments

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now April 14, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Industry, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Pennsylvania sets regulations, judge says Wisconsin DNR can’t regulate, Chemours uses climate change to defend PFAS

by Natasha Blakely April 13, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Global warming may impact Great Lakes beaches

by Great Lakes Echo April 13, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

PFAS is a widespread problem. The solution needs to come from widespread sources

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now April 12, 2022November 9, 2025

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