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Posted inArticle, News

Great Lakes drownings an ‘epidemic.’ Meet a Michigan man obsessed with ending them.

by Jim Malewitz May 30, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inBudget, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect

Toxic cleanup of the Detroit River: “A snail’s pace”

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now May 29, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Latest News, News, Protect, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Water Withdrawals

Flint: Nestle to the Rescue?

by Mary Ellen Geist May 29, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Protect

Emergency No-Anchor Zone Mandate for the Straits of Mackinac

by Mary Ellen Geist May 25, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, News, Protect, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

A Growing Epidemic of Toxic Algal Blooms

by Mary Ellen Geist May 23, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inBudget, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect

Progress and problems define Great Lakes legacy sites cleanup

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now May 21, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inFood, News, Play, Protect, Recreation and Tourism

Morel Season Begins in the Great Lakes

by Mary Ellen Geist May 16, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, News, Play, Recreation and Tourism, Video

A Great Lakes Moment from John Hartig

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now May 15, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inArticle, News

Chicago community demands action on air quality

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now May 14, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, News

A Nuclear Waste Dump a Mile from Lake Huron?

by Mary Ellen Geist May 11, 2018November 10, 2025

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Latest News

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    Salt used to remove ice from roadways is collecting in Simcoe's watershed — a source of drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people.
  • Great Lakes water levels decline from record highs: What the forecast says
    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.
  • Shipwreck hunter discovers sunken 150-year-old luxury liner off the coast of Wisconsin
    The Great Lakes are seeing a "golden age" of shipwreck discoveries, says Wisconsin maritime historian.

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