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Posted inAP, Article, Budget, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Municipalities, News, Pennsylvania, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, The States, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Pennsylvania public water utilities say Senate bill will force up rates

by The Associated Press June 8, 2022
Posted inAP, Article, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Forever Chemicals Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, News, PFAS, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Pressure growing to remove PFAS from fast food wrappers

by The Associated Press June 6, 2022
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Drinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Harmful algal blooms cause problems in Lake Erie; drinking water customers pay the price

by Michigan Public June 6, 2022
Posted inAP, Article, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, News, PFAS, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Marshfield, Adams shut down wells due to PFAS pollution

by The Associated Press June 2, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Infrastructure, Municipalities, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, The Catch, The Provinces, Toronto, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Current issues in Canadian water infrastructure

by Great Lakes Now June 1, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Guest Article, Illinois, Indiana, Infrastructure, Latest News, Municipalities, News, PFAS, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research, The States, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

IDEM Testing Confirms “Forever Chemicals” in Some Public Water Systems

by Indiana Environmental Reporter May 27, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Quiz, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Water’s True Cost: The Great Lakes Now Episode Quiz

by Tynnetta Harris, Great Lakes Now May 27, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: New York bill bans PFAS in clothes, Ohio city files lawsuit, Wisconsin struggles to set standards

by Tynnetta Harris, Great Lakes Now May 26, 2022
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AI technology could be used to monitor invaders in the Great Lakes

by Brian Owens, Great Lakes Now May 24, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: $3M invested in Illinois water system, coal ash rule means safer water in Indiana

by Tynnetta Harris, Great Lakes Now May 19, 2022

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