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Policy and Environmental Justice.

Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Wisconsin

FRESH: As Chicago Broils, Citizens and Scientists Study ‘Heat Island’ Effect

by Circle of Blue August 9, 2023November 8, 2025
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, 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, 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

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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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