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Posted inEnergy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Illinois, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Pennsylvania, Region

Energy News Roundup: Illinois clean energy bill, Michigan Weatherization Month, national increase in heating costs

by Maya Sundaresan October 19, 2021
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research

Michigan’s balmy October means more mosquitos, peril for coldwater fish

by Bridge Michigan October 18, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inInfrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

As Michigan lawmakers ponder septic repair funds, Ohio offers a model

by Bridge Michigan October 18, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inLake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism, Wisconsin

SS Badger makes final Lake Michigan crossing of season

by The Alpena News October 18, 2021
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, News, Science, Technology, Research, Sturgeon

I Speak for the Fish: Setting sturgeon free

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now October 18, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, Drinking Water, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, News, PFAS, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

EPA unveils strategy to regulate toxic ‘forever chemicals’

by The Associated Press October 18, 2021
Posted inClimate Change, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Science, Technology, Research

Water Groups Lauded a Side Agreement at the Paris Climate Conference. Then It Languished.

by Circle of Blue October 15, 2021
Posted inClimate Change, COP26, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research

U.N. Climate Conference: Michigan’s role at the U.N.’s COP26 and in the U.S.’s climate future

by Natasha Blakely October 15, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, History and Culture, Lake Superior, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, News

Lighthouse to allow visitors again for Fitzgerald memorial

by The Associated Press October 14, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Latest News, News, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Drinking Water News Roundup: Second US Steel spill, new water purification method, Pennsylvania water treatment plant flood

by Maya Sundaresan October 14, 2021

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    Over the next six months, the Army Corps predicts water levels will stay below long-term averages on all Great Lakes, except possibly Lake Ontario.
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