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AuthorsFeature HomepageIndianaLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOntarioPFAS News RoundupWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: The Nation’s first “PFAS Annihilator” is now being used in Michigan
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
02Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now
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AuthorsBooks, Authors, Art and MusicFeature HomepageHabitat RestorationHamiltonHistory and CultureLake OntarioLatest NewsNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinBook Club: Celebrating environmental success stories in the Great Lakes
While significant challenges remain, there is still much to celebrate.
Sharon Oosthoek, Great Lakes Now
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AuthorsChicagoEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioWisconsinEnergy News Roundup: Line 5 negotiations in Michigan, funding for clean energy in Illinois
Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now
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AuthorsDetroitDetroit RiverDuluthIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRegionWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes Moment: Solving the contaminated sediment remediation funding puzzle
- by John HartigMichigan has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to remediate these contaminated sediments, but this won’t occur unless non-federal partners can meet funding requirements.
John Hartig
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AuthorsClimate ChangeFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsHabitat RestorationNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience Says WhatScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekWater Quality and Restoration EffortsScience Says What? What’s up with dissolved organic carbon (AKA why is my local stream murky?)
If you’ve noticed your local waterway turning a deeper shade of brown over the past few decades, you’re not alone. Scientists in the Great Lakes region have noticed the same thing.
Sharon Oosthoek, Great Lakes Now
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Alex HillAuthorsDetroitFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIllinoisIndianaInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganMilwaukeeMinnesotaNewsOhioWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinMapping the Great Lakes: Flood risk
- by Alex HillThe highest predicted climate risk for the Great Lakes region is from heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding, which many cities have seen in recent years.
Alex Hill
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Lesson Plan: How Is Our Climate Changing?
- by Gary Abud Jr.Lessons and activities based on the monthly Great Lakes Now program.
Gary Abud Jr.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageForests and PlantsHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLake SuperiorLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsScience, Technology, ResearchWisconsinNibi Chronicles: Greeting Old Man Maple during the Sap Boiling Moon
A modest sugar bush on Lake Superior’s North Shore offers more than a sweet treat.
Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now
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AuthorsBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishIllinoisLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchTorontoI Speak for the Fish: Eyeballing Walleye
Walleye are known for their deadpan stare but there is more to this Great Lakes native than a ghostly gaze and a fillet sizzling in butter.
Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now
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AuthorsDrinking WaterFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJames ProffittLatest NewsMichiganNew YorkNewsOhioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsA deep dive into disposing waste from East Palestine’s derailment
Public alarm over Vickery Environmental deep well injection site is decades late.
James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now