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Posted inGuest Article, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, 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 Change, Equity and Environmental Justice, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, 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, Guest Article, Latest News, News, PFAS, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, 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, Feature Lead, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Latest News, Lead, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

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

by Bridge Michigan October 11, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Lead, Featured, Flint, Gary Wilson, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, 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 inGuest Article, Indiana, 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, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, James Proffitt, 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, Authors, Capri Cafaro, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, 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, Authors, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, Natasha Blakely, 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
Posted inGuest Article, Indiana, Infrastructure, Latest News, Municipalities, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Nearly Two Dozen Communities Awarded State Water Infrastructure Fund Grants

by Indiana Environmental Reporter October 5, 2021November 9, 2025

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