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Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Illinois, Infrastructure, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Region, Water Quality

Chicago Suburbs, Running Out of Water, Will Tap Lake Michigan

by Circle of Blue September 6, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAgriculture, Culture, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Water Quality

Minnesota Tribe Sets Enforceable Rules To Safeguard Wild Rice and Water Supply

by Circle of Blue August 30, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

What’s being done about plastic trash getting into the Great Lakes?

by Michigan Public August 28, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

Pentagon to address PFAS at Wurtsmith base near Oscoda

by Bridge Michigan August 23, 2023
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Climate, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Toxins from cyanobacterial blooms can be airborne, but the threat to public health is unclear

by Michigan Public August 23, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Scientists are learning just how complicated it will be to reduce toxic blooms in Lake Erie

by Michigan Public August 22, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inClimate, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

New federal money is the start of an effort to make Great Lakes coasts more resilient

by Michigan Public August 17, 2023
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Wisconsin

FRESH: As Chicago Broils, Citizens and Scientists Study ‘Heat Island’ Effect

by Circle of Blue August 9, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Culture, Detroit River, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Filmmaker looks at Detroit through the lens of water, life events and justice

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now August 9, 2023
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research

Control for Frog-bit and Water Soldiers

by Circle of Blue August 9, 2023November 8, 2025

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Latest News

  • Line 5 tunnel in Michigan clears major permitting hurdle, in blow to opposition
    Despite "adverse" impacts on ecological and tribal resources, state regulators said it's better than an oil spill in the Great Lakes.
  • Air quality alerts issued for northern Michigan as wildfire smoke blankets region
    Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.
  • The AI Boom Is Prolonging Indiana’s Fossil Fuel Era, With Hidden Costs for Water
    Gas turbines and an old coal plant are expected to consume nearly 7 billion gallons of water annually in service of a new Amazon data center.

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