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Posted inCulture, Indigenous Communities, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology & Research

A record number of mussel-fouled watercraft have been intercepted at state inspection stations this summer

by Char-Koosta News October 12, 2021
Posted inLatest News, News, Policy, Politics, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Will taxpayers bear the cost of cleaning up America’s abandoned oil wells?

by The Guardian October 12, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate, Culture, Equity and Environmental Justice, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Politics, Science, Technology & Research

Indigenous leaders face barriers to UN climate conference

by Indian Country Today October 11, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, News, PFAS, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

‘Something has to be done’: Living along Madison’s Starkweather Creek, one of Wisconsin’s most polluted waterways.

by Wisconsin Watch October 11, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, News, Politics, Water Quality

In Benton Harbor, residents’ complaints of lead-tainted water carry echoes

by Bridge Michigan October 11, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Q&A: Doctor who exposed Flint’s lead levels sees similarities in Benton Harbor water crisis

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now October 11, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inIndiana, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Region

Missed Acid Delivery at Root of Midwest Plant Iron Discharge: US Steel Correspondence

by Indiana Environmental Reporter October 8, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Walleye Windfall: 2021 sees another big hatch of fish in Lake Erie

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now October 8, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Agriculture, Featured, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Grapes: Soil and climate have made the Great Lakes a top wine-producing area

by Capri S. Cafaro October 6, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, News, Who We Are and What We Do

HBO Audience: John Oliver’s “Last Week Tonight” features the impact of PFAS on Michigan residents

by Natasha Blakely October 5, 2021

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Latest News

  • Milwaukee Water Works reduces fluoride in drinking water by half due to shortage
    Utilities nationwide have seen supply challenges due to domestic constraints and the ongoing Iran War.
  • Illinois Governor signs landmark plastic pollution bill to protect Great Lakes
    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.
  • Seedling data shows Michigan forests under pressure from climate change, deer, disease
    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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