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Posted inDrinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Politics, Protect, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

How to destroy a ‘forever chemical’ – scientists are discovering ways to eliminate PFAS, but this growing global health problem isn’t going away soon

by The Conversation August 22, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Energy, Featured, Illinois, Industry, Lake Ontario, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Can you do an EV road trip around the five lakes?

by Alex Hill August 22, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Forests and Plants, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Wisconsin

‘I had to speak up’: Two Northwoods friends push Wisconsin DNR to protect lakeshore forests

by Wisconsin Watch August 19, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

SE Michigan Water main break larger than thought; boil water advisories expected until September

by Michigan Public August 18, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Agriculture, Algae Blooms, Featured, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Veteran algal bloom scientist calls on EPA to shift priorities from focus on practices to outcomes

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now August 17, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Water Quality

Reports: Huron River largely dodged hexavalent chromium scare

by Bridge Michigan August 15, 2022
Posted inClimate, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Power outages growing across the country, controversy over Minnesota solar project

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now August 11, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Protect, Region, The States, Water Quality

State: Tribar staffer ignored 460 alarms in Huron River chromium release

by Bridge Michigan August 11, 2022
Posted inClimate, Energy, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

What’s in Senate climate bill for Michigan? EV credits and cheaper insulin.

by Bridge Michigan August 9, 2022
Posted inCommercial Fishing, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The Catch, Water Quality

Whitefish recruitment

by Great Lakes Now August 8, 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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