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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Sharon Oosthoek, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Filter Fix: Study shows washing machine filters keep harmful microfibers out of the Great Lakes

by Sharon Oosthoek December 14, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, Climate Change, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Minnesota, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research

Minnesota lake ice shrinking as climate change warms winters

by The Associated Press December 13, 2021
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Energy News Roundup: Duke Energy’s financial assistance program, propane price increases in Minnesota, Pennsylvania prepares for increased energy costs

by Maya Sundaresan December 10, 2021
Posted inAP, Article, Drinking Water, News, PFAS, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Water utilities urge regulators to scrap new PFAS limits

by The Associated Press December 10, 2021
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Guest Article, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, Michigan, News, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Sleeping Bear park officials ask visitors to stop building structures on lakeshore

by Great Lakes Echo December 8, 2021
Posted inClimate Change, COP26, Guest Article, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Science, Technology, Research

You Can’t Beat Climate Change Without Tackling Disinformation

by The Nation December 8, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, History and Culture, Illinois, Indigenous Communities, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, PFAS, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Drinking Water News Roundup: Infrastructure funding in Minnesota, Wisconsin, false confidence in Michigan water

by Maya Sundaresan December 8, 2021
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

More people are worried about the health of the Great Lakes, according to poll

by Michigan Public December 7, 2021
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology, Research

For the first time, “rock snot” nuisance algal blooms found in Lower Peninsula trout stream

by Michigan Public December 7, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Taylor Haelterman, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Lower Rates: New flood risk assessment will reduce insurance rates in the Great Lakes region

by Taylor Haelterman December 7, 2021November 9, 2025

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