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Drinking WaterFeature HomepageForever Chemicals FeaturedIllinoisLatest NewsMichiganNew YorkNewsPennsylvaniaPFASPFAS News RoundupPolicyResearch, Data and TechnologyWisconsin
PFAS News Roundup: Companies hid dangers from FDA, professor documents stories, study shows high levels in fertilizer
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Algae BloomsAPClimate ChangeFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Hundreds of lakes in U.S., Europe are losing oxygen
-The study’s authors said declining oxygen could lead to increased fish kills, algal blooms and methane emissions.
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Asian CarpCollaborationFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsInvasive SpeciesLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsOntarioRecreational Hunting and FishingToronto
New anglers could depress Great Lakes fish populations more than invasive species
-More fishing trips could cause more damage to native fish populations in the Canadian portion of the Great Lakes than aquatic invasive species, according to a recent study.
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APBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageLake MichiganMichiganNewsRecreation and Tourism
Lifeguards up for discussion in Lake Michigan beach town
-The city stopped using lifeguards in 2001.
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EPA restoring state and tribal power to protect waterways
-A provision of the Clean Water Act gives states and tribes power to block federal projects that could harm lakes, streams, rivers and wetlands within their borders.
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Energy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageIllinoisLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioRachel Duckett
Energy News Roundup: Solar-powered pork in Illinois, Michigan gas prices rise, Bitcoin creates Mining Council
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.
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Cost of a quagga and zebra mussel infestation
-A quagga and zebra mussel worst-case scenario invasion could cost an estimated $234 million per year in damages to the Montana economy.
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Combined Mussels: Great Lakes Now and Flathead Reservation newspaper partner to share stories
-Communities, watersheds and water systems across North America struggle with invasive mussels. A new collaboration between Great Lakes Now and Char-Koosta News will make more stories available to more people.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageLake OntarioLatest NewsOntarioRachel DuckettRecreation and TourismToronto
Sarah Douglas: From Lake Ontario to the Tokyo Olympics
-Canada has nine sailors heading to the Olympics, six of which hail from the Great Lakes. Sarah Douglas is one of them.
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COVID-19Feature HomepageJames ProffittLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLatest NewsMichiganNew YorkNewsNiagara FallsOhioRecreation and TourismTourismWisconsin
Open Doors: Great Lakes tourist destinations make 2021 a new start
-Great Lakes vacation and recreation spots welcome back people as well as a sense of normality.