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Policy and Environmental Justice.

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, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, 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 Change, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, 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
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

PFAS is a widespread problem. The solution needs to come from widespread sources

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now April 12, 2022November 9, 2025

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  • North Bay’s PFAS problem: 5 things to know about a ‘forever chemicals’ hotspot in Ontario
    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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