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Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research

Drownings Increase: Research shows possible connection between COVID-19 restrictions and Great Lakes drownings

by Andrew Blok April 19, 2021
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region

A big fight in Lansing over fishing rules on the Great Lakes

by Bridge Michigan April 16, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research

Report: Lake Michigan is ‘running a fever.’ More storms, less fish possible.

by Bridge Michigan April 6, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inCulture, Drinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, The States, Water Quality

Treaty Rights Acknowledged For First Time in Oil Pipeline’s Controversial History

by Circle of Blue March 15, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inCulture, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Indigenous Communities, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Region, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals

Drinking Water News Roundup: Climate change and Illinois water withdrawals, clean water for Michigan students

by Grace Dempsey February 26, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, 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 inInvasive Species, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research

30 Years Later: Mussel invasion legacy reaches far beyond Great Lakes

by Andrew Blok February 2, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Culture, Drinking Water, Fish, Birds and Animals, Freighters, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Michigan is on thin ice. Get used to it, climate experts say.

by Bridge Michigan February 2, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Indiana, Infrastructure, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Lead, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Region, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals

Drinking Water News Roundup: Joliet picks Chicago, Minnesota road salt, Ohio EPA loans

by Grace Dempsey January 29, 2021
Posted inClimate Change, Drinking Water, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Great Lakes seeing low ice cover compared to this time last year

by Michigan Public January 29, 2021

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  • 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.
  • Refuge in the Windy City: Declining wetland bird makes a home in downtown Chicago
    While urbanization continues to displace natural ecosystems across the Great Lakes region, one declining wetland bird has managed to adapt to city life — the black-crowned night heron.

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