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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Budget, Featured, Illinois, Latest News, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Rethinking Strategy in the Era of the Trump EPA

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now August 6, 2025

“We have an opossum Congress: it rolls over and plays dead instead of facing its aggressor,” says Chicago’s Cameron Davis.

Posted inBudget, Featured, Illinois, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Midwest States Struggle to Fund Dam Safety Projects, Even as Federal Aid Hits Historic Highs

by Inside Climate News October 4, 2024
Posted inAdvocacy, Budget, Climate Change, Equity and Environmental Justice, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Michigan Democrats aiming to erase business friendly environmental laws

by Bridge Michigan January 4, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Budget, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Illinois, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Policy, Politics, Region, Shipping and Ports, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Divided Congress: Smooth sailing or choppy waters for Great Lakes programs?

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now December 27, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inBudget, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Equity and Environmental Justice, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Illinois, Indiana, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Drinking Water News Roundup: Report urges Michigan water-affordability strategy, $191 million to target Minnesota water and infrastructure projects

by GLN Editor December 1, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Budget, Climate Change, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Democrats in control: Advocates want action on justice, climate and “stronger leadership” from Gov. Whitmer

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now November 18, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Budget, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Some Republicans, Democrats, environmentalists, hunters, anglers, and birders all want the same thing: more wetlands

by Michigan Public November 4, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inBudget, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, 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 inAbout Great Lakes Now, Budget, Culture, Featured, Freighters, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Politics, Region, Shipping and Ports, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Can shipping on the Great Lakes take the next step toward transporting high-value container cargo?

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now July 15, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inBudget, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

New laws make it easier for communities to access state financing for water infrastructure

by Michigan Public July 7, 2022

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    In a small northern city, citizens have launched a class-action lawsuit over decades-old PFAS pollution. The city and federal government, meanwhile, are working on a $122-million clean-up.
  • 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.

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