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Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Politics, Region, The States, Water Quality

State lawmakers consider taking away local authority to issue gravel mining permits

by Michigan Public August 2, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inCulture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Politics, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism

Why did the salamander cross the road?

by Greg King July 27, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Infrastructure, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Municipalities, News, Policy, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region, The Catch, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Pollution problems … and solutions

by Great Lakes Now July 13, 2022
Posted inAdvocacy, Equity and Environmental Justice, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Policy, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

As agencies seek more environmental justice data, longtime residents are skeptical

by Energy News Network June 13, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Infrastructure, Municipalities, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, The Catch, The Provinces, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Current issues in Canadian water infrastructure

by Great Lakes Now June 1, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Infrastructure, Latest News, Municipalities, News, PFAS, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States, Water Quality

IDEM Testing Confirms “Forever Chemicals” in Some Public Water Systems

by Indiana Environmental Reporter May 27, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inBudget, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Water's True Cost

Water’s True Cost

by Circle of Blue May 23, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, PFAS, Policy, Politics, Region, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Water's True Cost, Who We Are and What We Do

Five fixes for Michigan’s drinking water woes

by Great Lakes Now, Michigan Radio, Bridge Michigan, and Circle of Blue May 16, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Policy, Politics, Region, The States, Water Quality

Report: Going off script, decisive action saved lives during 2020 dam disaster

by Bridge Michigan May 13, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Equity and Environmental Justice, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Michigan, Minnesota, Municipalities, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Energy News Roundup: Numerous Great Lakes states grapple with outages and rising rates

by Natasha Blakely May 12, 2022

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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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