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Policy and Environmental Justice.

Posted inAsian Carp, Featured, Illinois, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Great Lakes policy advocate calls out Illinois for intransigence on invasive carp solution

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now January 16, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region

Michigan hopes community groups can get piece of $2B climate justice fund

by Interlochen Public Radio January 10, 2024
Posted inLatest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region

Michigan group looks to grow a statewide coalition for water affordability

by Planet Detroit January 3, 2024
Posted inCulture, Equity and Environmental Justice, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region

Upper Peninsula tribe closer to compensation for land seized by the U.S. government

by Michigan Public December 29, 2023
Posted inBooks, Authors, Art and Music, Culture, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, News, Politics, Water Quality

Great Lakes Now sits down with director of Flint water crisis film “Lead and Copper”

by Great Lakes Now December 22, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

New EPA Great Lakes executive warns on “moon shot” cleanup goal for toxic sites

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now December 21, 2023
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Water Quality

PFAS experts gather to address growing chemical crisis

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now December 19, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Who We Are and What We Do

The Great Lakes Compact at 15: Region celebrates, veteran policy experts caution against complacency

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now December 13, 2023
Posted inLatest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region

After a pandemic pause, Detroit restarts water shut-offs – part of a nationwide trend as costs rise

by The Conversation November 28, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inCulture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Politics, Waves of Change

Waves of Change: Meet herbalist and forager Monica Cady

by Great Lakes Now October 30, 2023

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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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