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Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Flint water crisis settlement claims process begins this week

by Michigan Public January 10, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Habitat Restoration, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

The next source of trouble for Great Lakes fish populations: tires

by Sharon Oosthoek January 10, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Politics, Science, Technology & Research

Breeze Boost: What’s the connection between breezy Lake Michigan days and high ozone levels?

by Lina Tran January 6, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Agriculture, Climate, Featured, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Bugs, Shorter Winters, Climate: Great Lakes vineyards face changing circumstances

by Capri S. Cafaro January 4, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Road salt threatens Michigan lakes and rivers. Can an alternative take hold?

by Bridge Michigan January 3, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate, Equity and Environmental Justice, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Adapting to Climate Change Will Only Get More Expensive

by Hakai Magazine January 3, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Kirtland’s warblers are thriving in Michigan

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now January 3, 2022
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research

Year in Review 2021: All creatures great (lakes) and small

by Rob Green December 30, 2021
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Politics, Protect, Region, Water Quality

Environmental group says Gov. Whitmer’s plan to reduce harmful algal blooms ‘won’t work’

by Michigan Public December 30, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inLatest News, News, Politics

Year in Review 2021: Change is good, really, and proof is in the Great Lakes pudding

by Natasha Blakely December 29, 2021

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    Canada is a major US supplier of fertilizer ingredients that could get pulled into Trump’s trade war. Farms can go without fertilizer for a while, but not long.
  • Will the U.S. really rename Lake Ontario ‘Lake America?’
    After failed trade negotiations, U.S. Pres. Trump threatened to rename one of the Great Lakes. On Thursday, he signed an executive order.
  • 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.

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