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Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

What’s being done about plastic trash getting into the Great Lakes?

by Michigan Public August 28, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

Pentagon to address PFAS at Wurtsmith base near Oscoda

by Bridge Michigan August 23, 2023
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Climate Change, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Toxins from cyanobacterial blooms can be airborne, but the threat to public health is unclear

by Michigan Public August 23, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Scientists are learning just how complicated it will be to reduce toxic blooms in Lake Erie

by Michigan Public August 22, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

New federal money is the start of an effort to make Great Lakes coasts more resilient

by Michigan Public August 17, 2023
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Wisconsin

FRESH: As Chicago Broils, Citizens and Scientists Study ‘Heat Island’ Effect

by Circle of Blue August 9, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Culture, Detroit River, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Filmmaker looks at Detroit through the lens of water, life events and justice

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now August 9, 2023
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research

Control for Frog-bit and Water Soldiers

by Circle of Blue August 9, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inDetroit River, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Water Quality

Michigan ‘river walker’ program warns anglers on eating contaminated fish

by Bridge Michigan August 7, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inCulture, Drinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Latest News, News, PFAS, Policy, Politics, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, The Provinces, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Amendment to Clean Water Act improves Great Lakes through critical observation, collaboration

by Jada Vasser, Great Lakes Now August 7, 2023

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  • North Bay’s PFAS problem: 5 things to know about a ‘forever chemicals’ hotspot in Ontario
    In a small northern city, citizens have launched a class-action lawsuit over decades-old PFAS pollution. The city and federal government, meanwhile, are working on a $122-million clean-up.
  • Enbridge to Pay $275K Settlement for 2019 Wisconsin Spill After DOJ Action
    The Wisconsin Department of Justice announced a $275,000 settlement Thursday with energy firm Enbridge for alleged violations of the state’s spills law over a 2019 spill in Jefferson County.
  • Scientists have a new tool in the fight against toxic algal blooms: buoys
    University of Toledo researchers have developed a system of buoys that slowly release algaecide into the surrounding water.

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