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AuthorsForever Chemicals FeaturedGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsNewsPFASPFAS News RoundupWater Quality and Restoration EffortsPFAS Roundup: EPA adds 12 more versions of PFAS to freshwater fish monitoring while federal farm bills focus on “forever chemicals”
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in the Great Lakes region.
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Andrew ReevesAuthorsCollaborationFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsNewsMaking up for lost trees
-Canadian conservation groups purchase land from farmers to increase biodiversity around the Great Lakes region.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsScience, Technology, ResearchThe CheckupHeat, pollution, and climate change anxiety are affecting children
-Hotter days make heat exhaustion a greater hazard for kids. Unusual weather events, particularly storms that cause flooding, add stress to children’s lives.
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AuthorsDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDetroit legislator takes the long view on Michigan’s water affordability struggles
-“There are people counting on us to get this done,” says Senator Stephanie Chang in a Great Lakes Now interview.
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Green infrastructure job trainings aim to support growing field
-As more green infrastructure projects are installed across the state, more workers are needed to maintain them. Local organizations offer training for workers who want to expand their skills.
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To tackle climate change, Michigan enlists a ‘corps’ of volunteers
-To prepare local communities for climate change, Michigan and other states are borrowing from a long American tradition of civilian service programs. Meet the inaugural members of the MI Healthy Climate Corps.
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AuthorsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsNewsPFASPFAS News RoundupWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
PFAS News Roundup: End of Chevron deference may intensify drinking water contamination by further delaying PFAS cleanup, experts warn
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in the Great Lakes region.
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Remote-controlled robots cleaning up small Michigan beaches
-The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is using a couple of roving robots on tracks to sift through the sand on beaches, cleaning up debris.
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How much can wetland restoration reduce farm fertilizers getting into Lake Erie?
-Michigan has a program to restore a large wetland area to reduce fertilizer runoff from getting into Lake Erie because it feeds toxic cyanobacterial blooms that spread in the western basin.
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Inside is Not the Answer: Air quality in the Great Lakes
-The hidden impact of outdoor air pollution in the Great Lakes region is the public health epidemic of poor indoor air quality.
