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Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism, Waves of Change

Waves of Change: Meet Protect the Porkies founder Tom Grotewohl

by Great Lakes Now November 20, 2024
Posted inEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Equity and Environmental Justice, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

He’ll try, but Trump can’t stop the clean energy revolution

by Grist November 12, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Can environmental law move beyond bedrock 1970’s legislation, while adapting to current and future challenges?

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now November 12, 2024
Posted inClimate Change, Equity and Environmental Justice, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tribal Governments and First Nations, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

4 things to know about a youth-led court case against Ontario’s climate plans

by The Narwhal November 6, 2024
Posted inClimate Change, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Trump Wins, Planet Loses

by Grist November 6, 2024
Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, Industry, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Wisconsin

Public hearing draws on big questions about Upper Peninsula copper mining

by Interlochen Public Radio November 5, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Wisconsin communities receive $273M for drinking water projects

by Wisconsin Public Radio November 4, 2024
Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism, Waves of Change

Waves of Change: Meet Maji ya Chai Land Sanctuary founder Rebeka Ndosi

by Great Lakes Now October 31, 2024
Posted inAdvocacy, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Latest News, News, PFAS, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear case with broad implications for PFAS cleanup

by Wisconsin Public Radio September 17, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Indiana, Latest News, News, Politics, Region

25 years after a major toxic lead cleanup, westside neighbors still don’t feel safe

by Mirror Indy September 9, 2024November 8, 2025

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Latest News

  • North Bay’s PFAS problem: 5 things to know about a ‘forever chemicals’ hotspot in Ontario
    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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