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Category: Great Lakes News Collaborative

Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Grand Rapids, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Water Quality

A Grand Rapids lake and the consequences of Michigan’s road salt addiction

by Bridge Michigan February 14, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Wisconsin

Four ways Great Lakes winters are changing as scientists search for clues

by Bridge Michigan February 9, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

Searching for help. Where can homeowners get money to fix failing septic systems?

by Michigan Public January 20, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research

Great Lakes researchers predict record-low ice coverage

by Michigan Public January 18, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Combined Effort: Sierra Club to award Great Lakes News Collaborative

by Natasha Blakely January 11, 2022
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

A small, red-bellied snake might be reconsidered for protection under the Endangered Species Act

by Michigan Public January 10, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Flint water crisis settlement claims process begins this week

by Michigan Public January 10, 2022
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Road salt threatens Michigan lakes and rivers. Can an alternative take hold?

by Bridge Michigan January 3, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Politics, Protect, Region, Water Quality

Environmental group says Gov. Whitmer’s plan to reduce harmful algal blooms ‘won’t work’

by Michigan Public December 30, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Should Benton Harbor residents have to pay for water they can’t drink?

by Michigan Public December 22, 2021

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    After failed trade negotiations, U.S. Pres. Trump threatened to rename one of the Great Lakes. On Thursday, he signed an executive order.
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    Utilities nationwide have seen supply challenges due to domestic constraints and the ongoing Iran War.

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