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IDEM Testing Confirms “Forever Chemicals” in Some Public Water Systems

by Indiana Environmental Reporter May 27, 2022November 9, 2025
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Water’s True Cost: The Great Lakes Now Episode Quiz

by Tynnetta Harris, Great Lakes Now May 27, 2022
Posted inBudget, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Soo Locks project no longer fully funded

by Natasha Blakely May 26, 2022
Posted inAdvocacy, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Climate Change, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, History and Culture, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Water Always Wins: “Quietly radical” book makes case for Slow Water

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now May 26, 2022
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Mapping the Great Lakes: Power up

by Alex Hill May 23, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inBudget, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Water's True Cost

Water’s True Cost

by Circle of Blue May 23, 2022November 9, 2025
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Biden forest plan stirs dispute over what counts as “old”

by The Associated Press May 20, 2022
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Dam Accounting: Taking Stock of Methane Emissions From Reservoirs

by The Revelator May 20, 2022November 9, 2025
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National Guard to help with northeastern Minnesota flooding

by The Associated Press May 20, 2022
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Canada ranks dead last among G7 on climate progress: Earth Index

by Corporate Knights May 19, 2022November 9, 2025

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