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Posted inAgriculture, Algae Blooms, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Indiana, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

In A Year of Water Quality Reckoning, National Imperative is Impeded

by Circle of Blue September 15, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, Agriculture, Algae Blooms, Drinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Ohio, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality

Farms in Six Southeast Michigan Counties Are Major Sources of Lake Erie Toxic Blooms

by Circle of Blue September 13, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inEnergy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, History and Culture, Illinois, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: New climate laws impact states, energy bill assistance in Illinois

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now September 12, 2022
Posted inChicago, Equity and Environmental Justice, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, The Catch, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Coal ash regulation

by Great Lakes Now September 12, 2022
Posted inAdvocacy, Algae Blooms, Cleveland, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality

Cleveland water organization looking to support business innovation beyond Lake Erie

by Sandra Svoboda September 12, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Quiz, Region

Poisonous Ponds: The Great Lakes Now Episode Quiz

by Anna Sysling, Great Lakes Now September 10, 2022
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Resource, Science, Technology & Research, The States, Water Quality

Mapping the HABs: Click to see your state’s reports

by GLN Editor September 9, 2022
Posted inEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Equity and Environmental Justice, Illinois, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Michigan, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, The Catch

Lincoln Stone Quarry and coal ash

by Great Lakes Now September 8, 2022
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality

Supporters and opponents of a Line 5 tunnel make comments to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

by Michigan Public September 2, 2022
Posted inAgriculture, Algae Blooms, Detroit River, Drinking Water, Featured, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Erie, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Ohio, PBS, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology & Research, St. Clair River, Water Quality

“The Erie Situation” – and beyond

by GLN Editor September 1, 2022

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  • Enbridge to Pay $275K Settlement for 2019 Wisconsin Spill After DOJ Action
    The Wisconsin Department of Justice announced a $275,000 settlement Thursday with energy firm Enbridge for alleged violations of the state’s spills law over a 2019 spill in Jefferson County.
  • Scientists have a new tool in the fight against toxic algal blooms: buoys
    University of Toledo researchers have developed a system of buoys that slowly release algaecide into the surrounding water.
  • In a Years-Long Fight, the Illinois Environmental Justice Movement Gets a Win
    A bill, newly passed by legislators, will expand the state’s capacity to enforce limits on health-harming emissions in overburdened communities.

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