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Policy and Environmental Justice.

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Featured, Forests and Plants, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Where to find your sugar maples

by Alex Hill April 28, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Events and Special Broadcasts, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Water's True Cost

Great Lakes News Collaborative examines Water’s True Cost

by GLN Editor April 27, 2022
Posted inIndustry, Infrastructure, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Municipalities, News, Ontario, Policy, Politics, Protect, Region, The Provinces, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

What’s missing from Doug Ford’s proposed expansion of the Ontario Greenbelt

by The Narwhal April 27, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inEnergy, Groundwater Contamination, Indiana, Industry, Infrastructure, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Politics, Region, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Northern Indiana residents doubt outcome of coal ash cleanup

by Indiana Environmental Reporter April 25, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Forever Chemicals Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Erie, Michigan, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, PFAS, Politics, Protect, Quebec, Region, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Wisconsin

FRESH: Wisconsin Judge Strikes Down Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Cleanup Rule

by Circle of Blue April 22, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Featured, Illinois, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Ontario looks to phase out natural gas, wild rice could stop Line 3, Energy Department invests in cybersecurity

by Natasha Blakely April 22, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Featured, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Municipalities, News, Policy, Politics, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

To build a new pipeline or not: Illinois city seeks Lake Michigan water

by John McCracken April 19, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: EPA won’t regulate rocket fuel, Illinois prison water contaminated with Legionella

by Natasha Blakely April 15, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Industry, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Pennsylvania sets regulations, judge says Wisconsin DNR can’t regulate, Chemours uses climate change to defend PFAS

by Natasha Blakely April 13, 2022
Posted inBudget, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Politics, Region, The States, Water Quality

Michigan is spending big on infrastructure. Its problems are even bigger.

by Bridge Michigan April 12, 2022November 9, 2025

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  • 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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