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AgricultureAlgae BloomsCollaborationDrinking WaterFlintForever Chemicals FeaturedGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsLeadMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioWater Quality and Restoration EffortsAcross the U.S., millions of people are drinking unsafe water. How can we fix that?
-Aging infrastructure, legacy pollution and emerging contaminants are creating a growing urgency to pay attention to the quality of the water we drink.
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Complete Eradication: Researchers look at removing sea lamprey from the Great Lakes
-Control efforts have been so successful that some researchers now suggest a more permanent solution.
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Industry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake OntarioLatest NewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekTorontoWater Quality and Restoration EffortsBlue Jeans Blues: Researchers find denim microfibers in Great Lakes
-The problem, which goes beyond synthetic fabrics, is one that some in the fashion industry are trying to solve.
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ChicagoFeature-ChicagoIllinoisLake MichiganLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsNatasha BlakelyNewsScience, Technology, ResearchShipwrecksOne Old, One New: Teen project finds meteorite fragments in Lake Michigan
-In a live update, students and researchers shared two major finds from The Aquarius Project’s years-long attempt to find the meteorite.
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Michigan Dam Safety Task Force holds first virtual meeting
-The task force was formed following the Midland dam failures in May.
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Sturgeon Stocking: COVID-19 puts pause on popular sturgeon release program
-The program, slated to stock 3,000 lake sturgeon in the Maumee River each autumn for the next two decades, will continue next year.
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CollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganWater Quality and Restoration EffortsEnbridge just wants a permit. Michigan critics want to bring down Line 5
-The case stems from a seemingly small detail in Enbridge’s larger quest to build a massive underground tunnel in the bedrock below the Straits.
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ChicagoFeature-ChicagoIllinoisLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchMissing Meteorite: Did the search in Lake Michigan find it?
-Adler Planetarium is giving a live virtual update on its teen meteorite-finding project, The Aquarius Project.
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CollaborationIllinoisIndianaLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsinEPA Region 5 refutes internal watchdog report finding possible major issues in record keeping
-The Office of Inspector General report found a “lack of effective internal controls” in record keeping that could affect litigation and information requests.
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioWater Quality and Restoration EffortsTotal Maximum Daily Load: Court case looks to push for Ohio EPA nutrients limit for Lake Erie
-Advocates say the sooner a limit is created the better for Lake Erie.
