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Posted inDrinking Water, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Q&A: How to protect against lead as Michigan waits for new water pipes

by Bridge Michigan January 18, 2021
Posted inBudget, Drinking Water, Feature Detroit, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Michigan cities must begin replacing lead pipes. But who has the cash?

by Bridge Michigan January 15, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inCulture, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Lead, Minnesota, New York, News, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Illinois, New York see lead in drinking water, Pennsylvania drilling ban, Ontario First Nations boil advisories

by Grace Dempsey January 15, 2021
Posted inEvents and Special Broadcasts, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes Now Watch Parties, Invasive Species, News, Science, Technology & Research

Watch Party: Invaders on the Menu

by GLN Editor January 15, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

In Trump Administration’s Final-Days Deregulatory Push, Army Corps Reduces Stream Protections

by Circle of Blue January 12, 2021
Posted inAgriculture, Habitat Restoration, Industry, Latest News, News, Water Quality

European Colonists Dramatically Increased North American Erosion Rates

by Eos January 12, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

U.S. Justice Dept: Flint company owner dumped millions of gallons of untreated leachate in sewer

by Michigan Public January 11, 2021
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Politics, Science, Technology & Research

Trump administration rule ends prosecuting industry for unintentionally killing birds

by Michigan Public January 9, 2021
Posted inAsian Carp, Budget, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Illinois, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Michigan, Illinois sign agreement to build Asian Carp barrier

by Michigan Public January 8, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Unexploded Ordnance: Lake Erie shoreline site of long-term munitions study

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now January 7, 2021November 9, 2025

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