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Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, News, PFAS, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

‘Something has to be done’: Living along Madison’s Starkweather Creek, one of Wisconsin’s most polluted waterways.

by Wisconsin Watch October 11, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, News, Politics, Water Quality

In Benton Harbor, residents’ complaints of lead-tainted water carry echoes

by Bridge Michigan October 11, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Q&A: Doctor who exposed Flint’s lead levels sees similarities in Benton Harbor water crisis

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now October 11, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inIndiana, Infrastructure, Latest News, Municipalities, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Nearly Two Dozen Communities Awarded State Water Infrastructure Fund Grants

by Indiana Environmental Reporter October 5, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inBudget, Culture, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: US Steel spill, lead pipes, First Nations boil water advisories, Ohio wetlands

by Maya Sundaresan October 5, 2021
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Quebec, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Hoping to avoid Enbridge Line 5 shutdown, Canada asks U.S. to negotiate

by Bridge Michigan October 5, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Habitat Restoration, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Lessons from the Ashtabula River cleanup

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now October 4, 2021
Posted inAdvocacy, Climate, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics, Science, Technology & Research

In Climate Talks, Plans to Keep Planet from Overheating Should Not Ignore Water

by Circle of Blue September 26, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Budget, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Community Assistance: Report finds disparities in drinking water fund distribution

by Taylor Haelterman September 24, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inBudget, COVID-19, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region

Michigan parks are popular, but underfunded. They want some COVID money.

by Bridge Michigan September 23, 2021

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    Illinois is the first Great Lakes state to classify plastic pellets as a pollutant, a move advocates say helps keep millions of pellets out of the region’s waterways.
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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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