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Policy and Environmental Justice.

Posted inDetroit River, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Water Quality

Michigan ‘river walker’ program warns anglers on eating contaminated fish

by Bridge Michigan August 7, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inCulture, Drinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Latest News, News, PFAS, Policy, Politics, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, The Provinces, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Amendment to Clean Water Act improves Great Lakes through critical observation, collaboration

by Jada Vasser, Great Lakes Now August 7, 2023
Posted inDetroit River, Drinking Water, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Regulators fail for 43 years to stop BASF from ‘staggering’ daily toxic waste spill into Detroit River

by Planet Detroit August 4, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Preparing for a Great Lakes oil spill

by Michigan Public August 4, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region

Diesel spill on Lake Michigan triggers multi-agency response

by Michigan Public August 3, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Featured, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Legislation introduced in Michigan, Ways to reduce your exposure

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now August 1, 2023
Posted inAdvocacy, Climate Change, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Flint, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

TED Countdown: Musician Tunde Olaniran from Flint, Michigan on the role of art in the climate crisis

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now July 20, 2023
Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, TED

TED Countdown: Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice executive director Laprisha Berry Daniels on providing support, preparing for future

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now July 19, 2023
Posted inClimate Change, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, TED

TED Countdown: BlocPower CEO Donnel Baird on greening America’s buildings, improving communities

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now July 18, 2023
Posted inForests and Plants, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Record air pollution, Canadian wildfires prompts state to change how it issues air quality alerts

by Planet Detroit July 17, 2023November 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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