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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 inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Culture, 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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  • 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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