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Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Politics, Region, The States, Water Quality

Minnesota bill aims to close a gap on funding for ‘pre-weatherization’ work

by Energy News Network April 4, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Energy News Roundup: Weatherization money going to states for low-income homes, misinformation derails energy projects

by Natasha Blakely April 1, 2022
Posted inClimate, Culture, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Illinois, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Municipalities, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Chicago educator empowers students to make climate connections in their own communities

by Energy News Network March 25, 2022
Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Indiana PFAS property transfers, Lake Superior rainbow smelt advisory, new Ohio PFAS regulation bill

by Maya Sundaresan March 24, 2022
Posted inAdvocacy, Climate, Culture, Equity and Environmental Justice, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Protect, Science, Technology & Research, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Black Neighborhoods Will Bear Future Flood Burden

by Eos March 24, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Flint, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, The States, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Substantive change will require a ‘massive culture shift’ in federal, state and local agencies

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now March 18, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Groundwater Contamination, Indiana, Latest News, Lead, News, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Indiana University study links lead exposure to juvenile delinquency

by Indiana Environmental Reporter March 16, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Benton Harbor residents should keep drinking bottled water, but EPA says filters work on lead

by Michigan Public March 7, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Trial begins in lawsuit against engineering firms that advised Flint during water crisis

by Michigan Public March 2, 2022
Posted inClimate, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

What Michigan can do as global report details ‘closing window’ on climate

by Bridge Michigan March 1, 2022November 9, 2025

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  • 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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