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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Sharon Oosthoek, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Plastic Impact: Canada launches multi-year study of microplastics in water and soil

by Sharon Oosthoek June 22, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: PFAS in bottled water and makeup, “Filthy Fifty” list generated, corporations drop toxic packaging

by Noah Bock June 18, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Forests and Plants, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, John McCracken, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Tourism, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Dune Dispute: Wisconsin Lake Michigan shoreline threatened by adjacent golf course development

by John McCracken June 15, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Chicago, Feature-Chicago, Featured, Illinois, Lake Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region

Chicago man jumps into Lake Michigan for 365th straight day

by The Associated Press June 15, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region

Minnesota court affirms approval of Line 3 oil pipeline

by The Associated Press June 15, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region

EXPLAINER: Why a rural pipeline is a climate battleground

by The Associated Press June 15, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inChicago, Cleveland, Feature Cleveland, Feature-Chicago, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, New York, News, Ohio, PFAS, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Raining PFAS: Amount of PFAS found is outpacing legacy contaminants

by Andrew Blok June 11, 2021
Posted inAgriculture, Climate Change, Detroit, Drinking Water, Feature Detroit, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Michigan’s climate-ready future: wetland parks, less cement, roomy shores

by Bridge Michigan June 10, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDetroit, Feature Detroit, Featured, Island Basketball, Island Basketball - Feature, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region

Winning Work: Great Lakes Now garners awards for collaborations, videography, environmental coverage and more

by GLN Editor June 9, 2021
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Habitat Focus: To help the birds, nonprofit organization looks to Great Lakes habitats

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now June 7, 2021November 9, 2025

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  • Illinois state agencies at odds over endangered species protections
    The state’s top transportation authority has been running afoul of Illinois’s wildlife regulators according to internal documents obtained by WBEZ and Grist.
  • Will Canada protect the piping plover before it returns to Wasaga Beach?
    The stretch of the popular southern Ontario beach used by the endangered bird is no longer provincially protected. Environmental groups are taking the federal government to court over delays in stepping in.
  • Ohio Plastic Waste Plant to Expand Nationally
    By James Bruggers, Inside Climate News This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy… Read more: Ohio Plastic Waste Plant to Expand Nationally

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