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Policy and Environmental Justice.

Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Check this Michigan map for childhood lead levels in your community

by Bridge Michigan October 28, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Why are so many Michigan water systems finding lead? They’re looking harder

by Bridge Michigan October 28, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Seven Years On: The Flint water crisis has yet to conclude

by Natasha Blakely October 27, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Featured, Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Quebec, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Nuclear Question: Debate continues over long-term storage of nuclear waste in the Great Lakes

by Andrew Reeves October 25, 2021
Posted inClimate Change, COP26, Latest News, News, Politics, Science, Technology & Research

What is COP26? Here’s how global climate negotiations work and what’s expected from the Glasgow summit

by The Conversation October 22, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate Change, COP26, Featured, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

COP26 Coverage: What do you want to know about the U.N. climate change conference?

by Natasha Blakely October 20, 2021
Posted inInfrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality

As Michigan lawmakers ponder septic repair funds, Ohio offers a model

by Bridge Michigan October 18, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Politics, Science, Technology & Research

Water Groups Lauded a Side Agreement at the Paris Climate Conference. Then It Languished.

by Circle of Blue October 15, 2021
Posted inClimate Change, COP26, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research

U.N. Climate Conference: Michigan’s role at the U.N.’s COP26 and in the U.S.’s climate future

by Natasha Blakely October 15, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Michigan works on transparency, 3M could cost the Minnesota public billions, study recruitment in Michigan

by Natasha Blakely October 12, 2021

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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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