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Policy and Environmental Justice.

Posted inAdvocacy, Climate Change, 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
Posted inIndiana, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Region

Governor appoints members of Indiana Wetlands Task Force

by Indiana Environmental Reporter September 22, 2021
Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, Invasive Species, Latest News, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Great Lakes Protection Fund: Award celebrates work tackling plastics, invasives, equity

by GLN Editor September 21, 2021
Posted inClimate Change, COP26, Drinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

‘The Opportunity Is Now’: Water Advocates View Upcoming UN Climate Conference as Moment of Relevance

by Circle of Blue September 16, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate Change, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Q&A: Climate, equity and diversity top priorities for new national non-profit executive

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now September 15, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Defining the region … with three maps

by Alex Hill September 14, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Budget, Climate Change, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Habitat Restoration, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Bridge Over Warming Water: Grants fund fish habitat conservation projects around the Great Lakes

by Rachel Duckett September 10, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Budget, Climate Change, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Industry, Latest News, News, Ontario, Policy, Politics, Quebec, Region, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Adaptation vs. Mitigation: Canada’s national climate change adaptation strategy needs balance

by Andrew Reeves September 4, 2021November 9, 2025

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    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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