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Policy and Environmental Justice.

Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Politics, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

The Endangered Species Act turns 50: Congress is working to weaken it

by Michigan Public June 2, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Asian Carp, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Illinois, Invasive Species, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Illinois, feds grapple with agreement that would advance billion dollar plan to stop invasive carp

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now June 2, 2023
Posted inEnergy, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region

Michigan lawmakers pledge ‘full support’ for reopening Palisades nuclear plant

by Bridge Michigan June 1, 2023
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Bill aims to allow backyard wildlife feeding, but critics fear deer disease

by Bridge Michigan May 26, 2023
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Policy, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, The States, Water Quality, Wisconsin

FRESH: New Wisconsin Law Aims to Protect Watersheds From Farm Runoff

by Circle of Blue May 24, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inCulture, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

With lawsuits stalled in Michigan, Nessel seeks Line 5 shutdown in Wisconsin

by Bridge Michigan May 22, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Energy News Roundup, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Policy, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: $400 Million hydrogen fuel plant coming to Michigan, U.N. panel recommends shutting down Line 5

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now May 18, 2023
Posted inCulture, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

EPA wants Native American tribes to implement water quality standards equivalent to the Clean Water Act’s requirements

by Michigan Public May 12, 2023
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Once beset by industrial pollution, Rouge River on a slow path to recovery

by Bridge Michigan May 10, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Flush with cash, Michigan lawmakers try again to pass state septic code

by Bridge Michigan May 4, 2023

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Latest News

  • Milwaukee Water Works reduces fluoride in drinking water by half due to shortage
    Utilities nationwide have seen supply challenges due to domestic constraints and the ongoing Iran War.
  • Illinois Governor signs landmark plastic pollution bill to protect Great Lakes
    Illinois is the first Great Lakes state to classify plastic pellets as a pollutant, a move advocates say helps keep millions of pellets out of the region’s waterways.
  • Seedling data shows Michigan forests under pressure from climate change, deer, disease
    For three decades, Michigan State University researchers have gone to Manistee National Forest to study seedlings to find out about the future of Michigan’s forests.

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