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Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

Michigan’s soggy summer evidence of a global climate reckoning

by Bridge Michigan August 9, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region

Alpena hosts annual Yngling regatta

by The Alpena News August 9, 2021
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Climate, Drinking Water, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Great Lakes in Peril: Invasives, pollution, climate change

by Michigan Public August 6, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Tech company develops PFAS-eliminating technology, PFAS Action Act heads to Senate, study finds PFAS in Arctic ice

by Rachel Duckett August 6, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

The Farmory: Is indoor fish farming a viable way of tackling declining fish populations?

by John McCracken August 6, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region

Paddle Battle: International canoe race brings families together

by Noah Bock August 4, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inForests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Groups mobilize to protect Upper Peninsula forest lands from mining, logging

by Bridge Michigan August 3, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAgriculture, Drinking Water, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Latest News, News, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Cow manure predicted to cause most sickness from contaminated wells in Wisconsin’s Kewaunee County

by Wisconsin Watch August 2, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Featured, Industry, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Bacteria Cleanup: Should we let nature clean up oil spills?

by Brian Owens, Great Lakes Now July 30, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Boating on a Budget: Get off land and onto the Great Lakes

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now July 29, 2021November 9, 2025

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Latest News

  • Line 5 tunnel in Michigan clears major permitting hurdle, in blow to opposition
    Despite "adverse" impacts on ecological and tribal resources, state regulators said it's better than an oil spill in the Great Lakes.
  • Air quality alerts issued for northern Michigan as wildfire smoke blankets region
    Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.
  • The AI Boom Is Prolonging Indiana’s Fossil Fuel Era, With Hidden Costs for Water
    Gas turbines and an old coal plant are expected to consume nearly 7 billion gallons of water annually in service of a new Amazon data center.

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