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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

PFAS News Roundup: Petition says EPA loophole lets “forever chemicals” evade review

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now October 18, 2022
Posted inAlgae Blooms, AP, Article, Cleveland, Drinking Water, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Clean Water Act at 50: environmental gains, challenges unmet

by The Associated Press October 17, 2022
Posted inBudget, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Infrastructure, Latest News, Milwaukee, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

How to steer money for drinking water and sewer upgrades to the communities that need it most

by The Conversation October 11, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Indiana, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Drinking Water News Roundup: New water infrastructure funding, projects, programs

by GLN Editor October 10, 2022
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Ann Arbor sends partially treated wastewater into river

by The Associated Press October 6, 2022
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Coastal craft beers come to Lake Superior

by Capri S. Cafaro October 4, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, Agriculture, AP, Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

MN Supreme Court: Farm country stream is protected waterway

by The Associated Press October 3, 2022
Posted inEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region

Fresh off Palisades closure, Michigan will study state’s nuclear prospects

by Bridge Michigan October 3, 2022
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As septic pollution roils Higgins Lake, Michigan lawmakers consider reform

by Bridge Michigan October 3, 2022
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Minnesota Ojibwe harvest sacred, climate-imperiled wild rice

by The Associated Press September 30, 2022

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