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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Mink thriving along the Detroit River

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now October 7, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inBudget, Featured, Illinois, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Midwest States Struggle to Fund Dam Safety Projects, Even as Federal Aid Hits Historic Highs

by Inside Climate News October 4, 2024
Posted inEnergy, Energy News Roundup, Featured, Industry, Latest News, News

Energy News Roundup: Kwik Trip goes electric as federal funds flow in

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now October 3, 2024
Posted inClimate, Drinking Water, Featured, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Joliet, Illinois, Plans to Source Its Future Drinking Water From Lake Michigan. Will Other Cities Follow?

by Inside Climate News October 1, 2024
Posted inClimate, Featured, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Chicago’s beach season is over … or is it? Lake Michigan temps are breaking records.

by WBEZ September 27, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Food, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Nibi Chronicles: The Gift of Manoomin

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now September 27, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, News, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Groundwater: Who’s in charge?

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now September 25, 2024
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Featured, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Wisconsin officials ask the public to report algal blooms in Lake Superior

by Great Lakes Echo September 24, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inClimate, Featured, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Chicago reveals climate havens don’t exist — they must be created

by Mia Litzenberg, Great Lakes Now September 20, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Politics, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

After 10 million pieces of beach trash, Chicago advocates push for sustainable packaging

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now September 19, 2024

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Latest News

  • Milwaukee Water Works reduces fluoride in drinking water by half due to shortage
    Utilities nationwide have seen supply challenges due to domestic constraints and the ongoing Iran War.
  • Illinois Governor signs landmark plastic pollution bill to protect Great Lakes
    Illinois is the first Great Lakes state to classify plastic pellets as a pollutant, a move advocates say helps keep millions of pellets out of the region’s waterways.
  • Seedling data shows Michigan forests under pressure from climate change, deer, disease
    For three decades, Michigan State University researchers have gone to Manistee National Forest to study seedlings to find out about the future of Michigan’s forests.

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