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Policy and Environmental Justice.

Posted inForests and Plants, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The Catch, Water Quality

E. Coli and faulty septic systems

by Great Lakes Now May 31, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Infrastructure, Latest News, Municipalities, News, PFAS, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States, Water Quality

IDEM Testing Confirms “Forever Chemicals” in Some Public Water Systems

by Indiana Environmental Reporter May 27, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Policy, Politics, Quiz, Region, Water Quality

Water’s True Cost: The Great Lakes Now Episode Quiz

by Tynnetta Harris, Great Lakes Now May 27, 2022
Posted inBudget, Featured, Industry, Infrastructure, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Politics, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Soo Locks project no longer fully funded

by Natasha Blakely May 26, 2022
Posted inAdvocacy, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Climate Change, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Culture, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Water Always Wins: “Quietly radical” book makes case for Slow Water

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now May 26, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Industry, Infrastructure, Lake Huron, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Power up

by Alex Hill May 23, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inBudget, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Water's True Cost

Water’s True Cost

by Circle of Blue May 23, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Equity and Environmental Justice, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Dam Accounting: Taking Stock of Methane Emissions From Reservoirs

by The Revelator May 20, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Industry, News, Ontario, Politics, Quebec, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, The Provinces, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Canada ranks dead last among G7 on climate progress: Earth Index

by Corporate Knights May 19, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Budget, Drinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, The Provinces, Tribal Governments and First Nations, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Water's True Cost, Who We Are and What We Do

Ontario faces uneven investment in water infrastructure

by Andrew Reeves May 19, 2022November 9, 2025

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    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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