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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
Posted inEnergy, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics

U.S. Pushes Farmers to Develop A New Crop: Energy

by Circle of Blue May 2, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Detroit River, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Solving the contaminated sediment remediation funding puzzle

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now May 1, 2023
Posted inClimate, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Climate change could spell catastrophe for Detroit’s older homes

by Jonathan Shead April 18, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Climate, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Former U.N. adviser warns on water futures trading, elevates water crisis to level of climate

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now April 12, 2023
Posted inClimate, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Weathering the floods: Detroit neighborhood faces uncertain future due to climate change

by Jonathan Shead April 7, 2023
Posted inClimate, Drinking Water, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Municipalities, News, PFAS, Policy, Politics, Protect, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Great Lakes Take Global Stage

by Circle of Blue April 5, 2023November 8, 2025

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Latest News

  • Gary power outage underscores stakes of Solar for All cancellation
    Some city residents went two weeks without power following storms. The federal program, ended by Trump, would have enabled many to access solar and batteries.
  • Enbridge temporarily halts work on Line 5 reroute after 1.3M gallon gas leak
    Canadian energy firm has begun work to burn off around 84K gallons of remaining natural gas liquids.
  • Why the US‑Canada trade war could change how American farmers grow their crops for years
    Canada is a major US supplier of fertilizer ingredients that could get pulled into Trump’s trade war. Farms can go without fertilizer for a while, but not long.

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