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Policy and Environmental Justice.

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Kirtland’s warblers are thriving in Michigan

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now January 3, 2022
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Politics, Protect, Region, Water Quality

Environmental group says Gov. Whitmer’s plan to reduce harmful algal blooms ‘won’t work’

by Michigan Public December 30, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inLatest News, News, Politics

Year in Review 2021: Change is good, really, and proof is in the Great Lakes pudding

by Natasha Blakely December 29, 2021
Posted inAgriculture, Culture, Illinois, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Politics, Region

Great Lakes region WWII armory preserves Indigenous village

by Great Lakes Echo December 27, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Indiana, Latest News, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: PFAS can move from water to air, DoD efforts to clean up PFAS skewered

by Natasha Blakely December 23, 2021
Posted inEnergy, Illinois, Industry, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Politics, Region

Historic coal ash raises concerns at iconic Illinois coal plant site

by Energy News Network December 23, 2021
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Illinois, Latest News, News, Ohio, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Monty and Rose: Those Chicago piping plovers, where are they now, what are they doing?

by GLN Editor December 23, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Should Benton Harbor residents have to pay for water they can’t drink?

by Michigan Public December 22, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Infrastructure, Lake Superior, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Superior Stewardship: In Duluth, the Great Lakes are more than a resource, they’re part of an identity

by Natasha Blakely December 22, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

O Christmas Tree: Is your Christmas tree environmentally friendly?

by Rachel Duckett December 21, 2021

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Latest News

  • 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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