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Posted inClimate, Equity and Environmental Justice, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Adapting to Climate Change Will Only Get More Expensive

by Hakai Magazine January 3, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Budget, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Q&A: New EPA Great Lakes administrator talks Benton Harbor, infrastructure, AOC cleanup

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now November 17, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Michigan environmental leader admits flaws with Benton Harbor lead crisis

by Bridge Michigan November 5, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, 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 inCulture, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Equity and Environmental Justice, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Tribal Governments and First Nations, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Michigan tribes to Biden: Enbridge Line 5 threatens our treaty rights

by Bridge Michigan October 12, 2021
Posted inClimate, Culture, Equity and Environmental Justice, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Politics, Science, Technology & Research

Indigenous leaders face barriers to UN climate conference

by Indian Country Today October 11, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, News, PFAS, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

‘Something has to be done’: Living along Madison’s Starkweather Creek, one of Wisconsin’s most polluted waterways.

by Wisconsin Watch October 11, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, News, Politics, Water Quality

In Benton Harbor, residents’ complaints of lead-tainted water carry echoes

by Bridge Michigan October 11, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Q&A: Doctor who exposed Flint’s lead levels sees similarities in Benton Harbor water crisis

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now October 11, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Budget, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Community Assistance: Report finds disparities in drinking water fund distribution

by Taylor Haelterman September 24, 2021November 9, 2025

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Latest News

  • Enbridge temporarily halts work on Line 5 reroute after 1.3M gallon gas leak
    Canadian energy firm has begun work to burn off around 84K gallons of remaining natural gas liquids.
  • Why the US‑Canada trade war could change how American farmers grow their crops for years
    Canada is a major US supplier of fertilizer ingredients that could get pulled into Trump’s trade war. Farms can go without fertilizer for a while, but not long.
  • Will the U.S. really rename Lake Ontario ‘Lake America?’
    After failed trade negotiations, U.S. Pres. Trump threatened to rename one of the Great Lakes. On Thursday, he signed an executive order.

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