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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, Michigan, Natasha Blakely, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Michigan airport under investigation, disagreement over Wisconsin state regulations

by Natasha Blakely October 29, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality

Check this Michigan map for childhood lead levels in your community

by Bridge Michigan October 28, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Feature Lead, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality

Why are so many Michigan water systems finding lead? They’re looking harder

by Bridge Michigan October 28, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Natasha Blakely, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Seven Years On: The Flint water crisis has yet to conclude

by Natasha Blakely October 27, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Andrew Reeves, Authors, Drinking Water, Featured, Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Quebec, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Nuclear Question: Debate continues over long-term storage of nuclear waste in the Great Lakes

by Andrew Reeves October 25, 2021
Posted inClimate Change, COP26, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Science, Technology & Research

What is COP26? Here’s how global climate negotiations work and what’s expected from the Glasgow summit

by The Conversation October 22, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Climate Change, COP26, Featured, Latest News, Natasha Blakely, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

COP26 Coverage: What do you want to know about the U.N. climate change conference?

by Natasha Blakely October 20, 2021
Posted inInfrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality

As Michigan lawmakers ponder septic repair funds, Ohio offers a model

by Bridge Michigan October 18, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Science, Technology & Research

Water Groups Lauded a Side Agreement at the Paris Climate Conference. Then It Languished.

by Circle of Blue October 15, 2021
Posted inClimate Change, COP26, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology & Research

U.N. Climate Conference: Michigan’s role at the U.N.’s COP26 and in the U.S.’s climate future

by Natasha Blakely October 15, 2021November 9, 2025

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    University of Toledo researchers have developed a system of buoys that slowly release algaecide into the surrounding water.
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