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Posted inAdvocacy, Agriculture, Algae Blooms, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Protect, Region, The States, Water Quality

Powerful Industry’s Torrent of Manure Overwhelms State Regulators

by Circle of Blue September 22, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Climate, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Lake Erie, News, Ohio, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Lake Erie’s Failed Algae Strategy Hurts Poor Communities the Most

by Circle of Blue September 20, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, Agriculture, Algae Blooms, Drinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Ohio, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Farms in Six Southeast Michigan Counties Are Major Sources of Lake Erie Toxic Blooms

by Circle of Blue September 13, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, Algae Blooms, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Cleveland water organization looking to support business innovation beyond Lake Erie

by Sandra Svoboda September 12, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Energy, Industry, New York, News, Region, The Catch, Water Quality

Bitcoin mining and coal ash

by Great Lakes Now September 7, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Pennsylvania, PFAS, Region, Water Quality

Drinking Water News Roundup: Steps to ensure safe drinking water, Indigenous business leaders raise awareness

by Tynnetta Harris, Great Lakes Now September 1, 2022
Posted inAgriculture, Algae Blooms, Detroit River, Drinking Water, Featured, Industry, Lake Erie, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Ohio, PBS, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, St. Clair River, Water Quality

“The Erie Situation” – and beyond

by GLN Editor September 1, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

“Poisonous Ponds: Tackling Toxic Coal Ash” featured on One Detroit program

by GLN Editor August 26, 2022
Posted inAdvocacy, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Industry, Lake Michigan, Municipalities, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Coal ash contaminating groundwater near Joliet to stay, despite residents’ and activists’ concerns

by Sarah Aie August 26, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate, Culture, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Leaking landfills: Unregulated coal ash poses a buried, brewing threat to Lake Michigan and beyond, new lawsuit says

by Diana Leane and Sarah Aie August 25, 2022November 9, 2025

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