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Posted inClimate, Energy, Featured, Illinois, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Great Lakes platform helps connect green investors with regional projects

by Energy News Network February 2, 2022
Posted inClimate, Industry, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Policy, Politics, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States

Minnesota cities hope climate emergency resolutions add urgency to responses

by Energy News Network February 1, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Industry, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Drinking Water News Roundup: New Illinois water quality bill, Minnesota mine lease canceled, Ontario’s wetland filtration

by Maya Sundaresan February 1, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, COP26, COVID-19, Drinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Biden’s First Year: An infrastructure win, but climate and justice plans struggle

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now January 31, 2022
Posted inCulture, Equity and Environmental Justice, Fish, Birds and Animals, Illinois, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Michigan, News, Politics, Quiz, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Sturgeon

Restore, Release: The Great Lakes Now Episode Quiz

by Maya Sundaresan January 25, 2022
Posted inInfrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Some communities in Michigan opt out of fluoridation

by Great Lakes Echo January 25, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Energy, Industry, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Find the wind turbine clusters around the region

by Alex Hill January 24, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Asian Carp, Budget, Featured, Illinois, Industry, Infrastructure, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

U.S. Army Corps directs millions to Great Lakes coastal resiliency, Soo Locks and invasive carp barrier

by Natasha Blakely January 20, 2022
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research

Great Lakes researchers predict record-low ice coverage

by Michigan Public January 18, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Forever Chemicals Featured, Illinois, Indigenous Communities, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, PFAS News Roundup, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: PFAS in Lake Superior fish, two Michigan locations could land on Superfund list

by Natasha Blakely January 14, 2022

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  • 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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