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Posted inBudget, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Municipalities, News, PFAS, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, The States, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Water's True Cost

Water woes loom for Michigan suburbs, towns after decades of disinvestment

by Bridge Michigan May 3, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, Budget, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, The States, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Water's True Cost

Many Rural Towns Have Neglected Drinking Water Systems for Decades

by Michigan Public May 3, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, John Hartig, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Toronto, Tourism, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Similarities between the Don and Rouge rivers, and one big difference

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now May 2, 2022
Posted inDetroit, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, The States, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Water's True Cost

After Decades of Neglect, Bill Coming Due for Michigan’s Water Infrastructure

by Circle of Blue May 2, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Infrastructure, Municipalities, Natasha Blakely, New York, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: PFAS in face masks, McDonald’s and Burger King sued for PFAS in packaging

by Natasha Blakely April 29, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit River, Fish, Birds and Animals, Habitat Restoration, John Hartig, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Ontario, Protect, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

River otters return to the Detroit River

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now April 29, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Latest News, Michigan, Natasha Blakely, News, Quiz, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Mushrooms and Mobsters: The Great Lakes Now Episode Quiz

by Natasha Blakely April 29, 2022
Posted inCommercial Fishing, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Shipping and Ports, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Years of regulation may have reduced invasive species risks in the Great Lakes, study says

by Maya Sundaresan April 29, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Alex Hill, Authors, Climate Change, Featured, Forests and Plants, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Where to find your sugar maples

by Alex Hill April 28, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Events and Special Broadcasts, Great Lakes Now Events and Road/River Shows, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Water's True Cost

Great Lakes News Collaborative examines Water’s True Cost

by GLN Editor April 27, 2022

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