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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science Says What, Science, Technology, Research, Sharon Oosthoek, Toronto, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Science Says What? Microplastic pollution — how worried should we be?

by Sharon Oosthoek February 24, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Climate Change, Detroit, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Lake Erie, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science Says What, Science, Technology, Research, Sharon Oosthoek, Toronto, Who We Are and What We Do

Science Says What? Climate change, deluges and snow days

by Sharon Oosthoek January 24, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Sharon Oosthoek, Who We Are and What We Do

How will tire chemicals affect Great Lakes fish? Some scientists hope to find out

by Sharon Oosthoek June 22, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Budget, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Pennsylvania, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Sharon Oosthoek, The States, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Nonprofit report points to outdated Clean Water Act for the miles of polluted rivers across the U.S.

by Sharon Oosthoek May 6, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Sharon Oosthoek, Toronto, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Surfing the Great Lakes: ‘What? People do that here?’

by Sharon Oosthoek March 25, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Algae Blooms, Authors, Detroit River, Featured, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake St. Clair, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Sharon Oosthoek, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Water Authority monitoring Detroit River for algal bloom threat

by Sharon Oosthoek January 27, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Habitat Restoration, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Sharon Oosthoek, Toronto, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

The next source of trouble for Great Lakes fish populations: tires

by Sharon Oosthoek January 10, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Sharon Oosthoek, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Filter Fix: Study shows washing machine filters keep harmful microfibers out of the Great Lakes

by Sharon Oosthoek December 14, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Lake Huron, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Sharon Oosthoek, Who We Are and What We Do

Animal Check: New project to monitor aquatic species that live near proposed nuclear storage sites

by Sharon Oosthoek October 22, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Algae Blooms, Authors, Climate Change, Featured, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Sharon Oosthoek, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Lake Superior Summer: Blue-green algal blooms come to a lake once believed immune

by Sharon Oosthoek August 24, 2021

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