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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

  • Line 5 tunnel in Michigan clears major permitting hurdle, in blow to opposition
    Despite "adverse" impacts on ecological and tribal resources, state regulators said it's better than an oil spill in the Great Lakes.
  • Air quality alerts issued for northern Michigan as wildfire smoke blankets region
    Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.
  • The AI Boom Is Prolonging Indiana’s Fossil Fuel Era, With Hidden Costs for Water
    Gas turbines and an old coal plant are expected to consume nearly 7 billion gallons of water annually in service of a new Amazon data center.

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