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Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Analysis finds ‘stunning’ lack of compliance with coal ash rules, putting groundwater at risk

by Energy News Network November 4, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Cruise Ships, Culture, Featured, Illinois, Industry, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipping and Ports, Tourism, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Great Lakes Moving Bridges: How they work and why we love them

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now November 2, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, The States, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Upper Peninsula industrial fire raises “forever chemical” concerns, PFAS medical monitoring programs to begin in New York

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now November 1, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Michigan launching study of nuclear power options, clean energy jobs rebounding in Wisconsin

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now October 27, 2022
Posted inIndustry, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Protect, Region, The Provinces, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

A former GM plant in St. Catharines is leaking toxic chemicals

by The Narwhal October 26, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region

Enbridge will pay $11M fine for Minnesota water violations

by Energy News Network October 18, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Indigenous communities in Canada, U.S. offer clean energy solutions

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now October 13, 2022
Posted inCulture, Featured, Freighters, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region, Shipping and Ports, The Catch

New freighter in town

by Great Lakes Now October 12, 2022
Posted inCulture, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Illinois, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, News, Region

More from “Poisonous Ponds: Tackling Toxic Coal Ash”

by GLN Editor October 11, 2022
Posted inAgriculture, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: High levels of “forever chemicals” found in pesticides, artificial turf

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now October 4, 2022

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  • Line 5 tunnel in Michigan clears major permitting hurdle, in blow to opposition
    Despite "adverse" impacts on ecological and tribal resources, state regulators said it's better than an oil spill in the Great Lakes.
  • Air quality alerts issued for northern Michigan as wildfire smoke blankets region
    Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.
  • The AI Boom Is Prolonging Indiana’s Fossil Fuel Era, With Hidden Costs for Water
    Gas turbines and an old coal plant are expected to consume nearly 7 billion gallons of water annually in service of a new Amazon data center.

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