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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

The History of the Button Industry’s Impact on Freshwater Mussels

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now January 27, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

I Speak for the Fish: Why do mudpuppies matter?

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now January 22, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Latest News, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Study shows smartwatch wristbands contain PFAS, while EPA tracks nine versions of ‘forever chemicals’

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now January 15, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Politics, Who We Are and What We Do

Trump’s aggressive water statement riles, unites Canadians

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now January 14, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Illinois, Industry, Michigan, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy transition sees small wins, major uncertainty in the Upper Midwest

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now January 8, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Habitat Restoration, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Connecting people to nature through The Great Lakes Way

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now January 6, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Latest News, News, Who We Are and What We Do

The Right to Consciousness

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now December 27, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

I Speak for the fish: Sammy the red-nosed sucker

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now December 16, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Latest News, News, PFAS News Roundup, Who We Are and What We Do

PFAS Roundup: Biden administration updates chemical regulations for PFAS, while Trump allies already voice plans to roll them back

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now December 12, 2024
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Michigan’s Port of Monroe fosters a blue economy that welcomes wildlife

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now December 2, 2024November 8, 2025

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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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