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Policy and Environmental Justice.

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Shipping and Ports, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Boat Building School to expand with COVID-19 relief grant funding

by Natasha Blakely March 16, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Drinking Water News Roundup: Illinois Well Inspections, New York Water Funding

by Natasha Blakely March 15, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Michigan, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Lighthouse Restoration: A volunteer effort that requires labor, love and millions of dollars

by Rachel Duckett March 15, 2022
Posted inAsian Carp, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

With new invasive carp money, the Great Lakes learns from past invasions

by Bridge Michigan March 14, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Water Quality

Legislation to be introduced to restrict water withdrawals for bottled water and increase protections for groundwater

by Michigan Public March 8, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Detroit River, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Detroit River, a magnet for bald eagle photography

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now March 7, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Benton Harbor residents should keep drinking bottled water, but EPA says filters work on lead

by Michigan Public March 7, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Ontario, Politics, Region

Gas and oil industry report projects fuel price hikes if Enbridge Line 5 is shut down

by Michigan Public March 4, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Policy, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Wisconsin board passes weakened state standards, stream trout contaminated

by Natasha Blakely March 3, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Trial begins in lawsuit against engineering firms that advised Flint during water crisis

by Michigan Public March 2, 2022

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    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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