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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Energy News Roundup, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Q&A with energy secretary Granholm, Indiana environmental bills struggle, Ontario rate payers prepare for hike

by Natasha Blakely March 7, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Feature Detroit, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: From the Rouge River to Persian Gulf, oil spill cleanups are handled by a Detroit company

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now March 1, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Industry, Latest News, News, PFAS, Water Quality

PFAS in the House: Are toxic “forever chemicals” a steady drip in this reporter’s home?

by Tom Perkins February 23, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAgriculture, Drinking Water, Industry, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Big Benefits from Experimental Watersheds

by Eos February 22, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inEnergy, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Deja vu — former Michigan elected official leads national energy policy, again

by Great Lakes Echo February 15, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Energy, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Infrastructure, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Region, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Dispute between two Waukeshas over Lake Michigan diversion, Ontario infrastructure grants

by Grace Dempsey February 12, 2021
Posted inCommercial Fishing, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Region

Fisheries Fight: Michigan commercial fishers bring MDNR rules to court

by Dave Spratt February 8, 2021
Posted inClimate, Drinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Should future plans for Line 5 consider climate change?

by Michigan Public February 7, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

EGLE Permits: Michigan agency approves permits needed for Enbridge tunnel project

by Natasha Blakely January 29, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, COVID-19, Culture, Freighters, Industry, Latest News, News, Shipping and Ports, Who We Are and What We Do

Stalled Ships: Shipping industry looks to infrastructure investments to boost demand

by Natasha Blakely January 26, 2021

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    Illinois is the first Great Lakes state to classify plastic pellets as a pollutant, a move advocates say helps keep millions of pellets out of the region’s waterways.
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    For three decades, Michigan State University researchers have gone to Manistee National Forest to study seedlings to find out about the future of Michigan’s forests.
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    Nearly half of Great Lakes beachgoers rarely or never check water quality before swimming, according to a new study by researchers at Toronto Metropolitan University.

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