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Posted inAP, Article, Budget, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Municipalities, News, PFAS, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Madison mayor wants to spend $425K on PFAS filtration system

by The Associated Press May 2, 2022
Posted inAP, Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, News, Ohio, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

New Ohio law eases state regulation of some streams

by The Associated Press May 2, 2022
Posted inDetroit, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, The States, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Water's True Cost

After Decades of Neglect, Bill Coming Due for Michigan’s Water Infrastructure

by Circle of Blue May 2, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Infrastructure, Municipalities, Natasha Blakely, New York, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: PFAS in face masks, McDonald’s and Burger King sued for PFAS in packaging

by Natasha Blakely April 29, 2022
Posted inCommercial Fishing, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Shipping and Ports, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Years of regulation may have reduced invasive species risks in the Great Lakes, study says

by Maya Sundaresan April 29, 2022
Posted inAP, Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, News, Pennsylvania, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, The States

Coal interests sue to block Pennsylvania’s carbon policy

by The Associated Press April 28, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Alex Hill, Authors, Climate Change, Featured, Forests and Plants, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Where to find your sugar maples

by Alex Hill April 28, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, Climate Change, Fish, Birds and Animals, Habitat Restoration, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Science, Technology, Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Canada lynx protections deal sealed by US, environmentalists

by The Associated Press April 28, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Events and Special Broadcasts, Great Lakes Now Events and Road/River Shows, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Water's True Cost

Great Lakes News Collaborative examines Water’s True Cost

by GLN Editor April 27, 2022
Posted inGuest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Municipalities, News, Ontario, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, The Provinces, Toronto, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

What’s missing from Doug Ford’s proposed expansion of the Ontario Greenbelt

by The Narwhal April 27, 2022November 9, 2025

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