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Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Groundwater Contamination, Culture, Illinois, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Lead, Minnesota, New York, News, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Illinois, New York see lead in drinking water, Pennsylvania drilling ban, Ontario First Nations boil advisories

by Grace Dempsey January 15, 2021
Posted inAgriculture, Culture, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Infrastructure, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, New York, News, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Region, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Joliet water supply, contaminated water, support for Wisconsin farmers and water quality

by Grace Dempsey December 23, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Energy News Roundup: Recognition of tribal treaties, Michigan Green Bank, former Upper Peninsula mine sites

by Ian Wendrow December 10, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Algae Blooms, Asian Carp, Climate Change, Culture, Drinking Water, Indigenous Communities, Invasive Species, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Public Concern: Climate change, runoff and chemicals at the forefront of people’s worries about the Great Lakes

by Natasha Blakely December 10, 2020
Posted inClimate Change, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Groundwater Contamination, Culture, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Infrastructure, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Indiana utilities plan for climate change, Waukesha pipeline construction begins

by Grace Dempsey December 4, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Agriculture, Algae Blooms, Climate Change, Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Invasive Species, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

“Saving the Great Lakes”: National Geographic December issue explores the lakes and their struggles

by Natasha Blakely November 30, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Culture, Illinois, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ontario, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Wisconsin sets caps for 22 contaminants, lead pipes more likely in POC communities

by Grace Dempsey November 20, 2020
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Groundwater Contamination, Culture, Illinois, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, New York, News, Ontario, Quebec, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Illinois lead issues, Michigan citizen reporting, Canada First Nations water access

by Grace Dempsey November 6, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Feature Detroit, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Michigan, News, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Sacred land of the Wyandot of Anderdon Nation

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now November 2, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inCOVID-19, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Equity and Environmental Justice, Groundwater Contamination, Culture, Illinois, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Drinking Water News Roundup: Illinois COVID-19 shutoff protections, Ontario First Nation evacuation

by Grace Dempsey October 23, 2020

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    The Wisconsin Department of Justice announced a $275,000 settlement Thursday with energy firm Enbridge for alleged violations of the state’s spills law over a 2019 spill in Jefferson County.
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    University of Toledo researchers have developed a system of buoys that slowly release algaecide into the surrounding water.

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