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Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Region, Water Quality

Drinking Water News Roundup: Flooding poses risk to well water, Indiana drinking water report shared, EPA grants for Ohio

by Tynnetta Harris, Great Lakes Now June 15, 2022
Posted inAdvocacy, Climate, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Michigan Gov. Whitmer’s plan needs to move from aspiration to action, says Detroit climate advocate

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now June 14, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Commercial Fishing, Culture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Lake Erie, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Lake Erie’s once-thriving blue pike is long gone but never forgotten

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now June 13, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

African scientists visit the North American Great Lakes in international exchange

by Natasha Blakely June 8, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Detroit River, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Habitat Restoration, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Rewilding Metropolitan Detroit

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now June 6, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Books, Art and Music, Culture, Featured, Lake Erie, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

A lesser known Great Lakes treasure: sea glass

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now June 3, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Energy, Energy News Roundup, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Illinois 6th in clean energy capacity, debate over Michigan risk of brownouts, the world’s potential impending energy crisis

by Natasha Blakely June 3, 2022
Posted inAgriculture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research

Massive salmon farm gets green light from Ohio DNR

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now June 1, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Infrastructure, Latest News, Municipalities, News, PFAS, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States, Water Quality

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, Quiz, Region, Water Quality

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

by Tynnetta Harris, Great Lakes Now May 27, 2022

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    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.
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    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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