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Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Politics, Region, The States, Water Quality

State lawmakers consider taking away local authority to issue gravel mining permits

by Michigan Public August 2, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

More Canada geese — and their poop — make Michigan home. Blame the heat.

by Bridge Michigan July 28, 2022
Posted inAgriculture, Algae Blooms, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Region, Water Quality

Will Michigan farmers voluntarily help reduce phosphorus loading into Lake Erie?

by Michigan Public July 26, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Illinois, Indiana, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Shipwrecks, The States

Researchers race to understand what lies beneath the Great Lakes

by Bridge Michigan July 21, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Habitat Restoration, Industry, Lake Superior, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Waterfront Development

On Isle Royale, fate of summer cabins pits nature against family history

by Bridge Michigan July 20, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, The States, Water Quality

EPA Warns of Health Problems When PFAS Levels in Drinking Water Are Inconceivably Tiny

by Circle of Blue July 19, 2022
Posted inClimate, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Regulators: No Enbridge Line 5 tunnel decision without more safety info

by Bridge Michigan July 18, 2022
Posted inClimate, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Grand Rapids, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Traverse City

Grand Traverse group wins praise for preserving key land from development

by Bridge Michigan July 15, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indiana, Industry, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, Ontario, Quebec, Region, Shipping and Ports, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do

Industries and public water supplies top list of main consumers of Great Lakes water

by John McCracken July 14, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

When your home is filled with hazards, what can you do?

by Tynnetta Harris, Great Lakes Now July 13, 2022November 9, 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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