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Posted inAP, Article, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism

Nonprofit: Number of drownings in Great Lakes jumps in 2021

by The Associated Press July 6, 2021
Posted inAP, Article, Detroit, Feature Detroit, Infrastructure, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Water authority: Pumping stations did not fail during storm

by The Associated Press July 6, 2021
Posted inAP, Article, Chicago, COVID-19, Feature-Chicago, History and Culture, Illinois, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism

Chicago’s Adler Planetarium won’t fully reopen until 2022

by The Associated Press June 28, 2021
Posted inAP, Article, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Grand Rapids, Michigan, News, PFAS, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Homes on tainted wells near Michigan airport will get city water

by The Associated Press June 28, 2021
Posted inAP, Article, Illinois, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Owner of closed power plant to remove toxic waste near river

by The Associated Press June 24, 2021
Posted inAP, Article, Climate Change, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Science, Technology, Research

In break with Trump, House GOP forms group on climate change

by The Associated Press June 24, 2021
Posted inAP, Article, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Army Corps plans extensive review of Great Lakes tunnel plan

by The Associated Press June 24, 2021
Posted inAP, Article, Featured, History and Culture, Lake Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks, Wisconsin

NOAA to designate Wisconsin coastline as national sanctuary

by The Associated Press June 23, 2021
Posted inAP, Article, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Illinois, News, PFAS, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Foam containing ‘forever chemicals’ used against Illinois plant fire

by The Associated Press June 18, 2021
Posted inAP, Article, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Chicago, Feature-Chicago, Featured, Illinois, Lake Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region

Chicago man jumps into Lake Michigan for 365th straight day

by The Associated Press June 15, 2021November 9, 2025

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    Over the next six months, the Army Corps predicts water levels will stay below long-term averages on all Great Lakes, except possibly Lake Ontario.
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