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Posted inBudget, Climate, Culture, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Quebec, Region, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Canada commits $340 million to Indigenous protected areas, guardians programs

by The Narwhal August 20, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Flint, Forever Chemicals Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, PFAS, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Drinking Water Roundup: Senate passes $1 trillion infrastructure bill, Canada reaches $8 billion settlement with First Nations

by Rachel Duckett August 12, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Toilet water is fouling Michigan’s water. State eyes loans to fix septics.

by Bridge Michigan August 11, 2021
Posted inClimate, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Michigan Democratic lawmakers propose $5 billion plan to deal with climate change-caused flooding

by Michigan Public August 11, 2021
Posted inCulture, Equity and Environmental Justice, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Politics

“We Can’t Have Land Back Without Water Back”

by Circle of Blue August 10, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Tech company develops PFAS-eliminating technology, PFAS Action Act heads to Senate, study finds PFAS in Arctic ice

by Rachel Duckett August 6, 2021
Posted inForests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Groups mobilize to protect Upper Peninsula forest lands from mining, logging

by Bridge Michigan August 3, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research

After federal rule change, Michigan resumes killing cormorants to save fish

by Bridge Michigan July 29, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Some Chicagoans Wary of Lead Pipe Replacement

by Circle of Blue July 22, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Energy, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Grand Rapids, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: EPA approved PFAS use for fracking, $20M for Ontario airport cleanup, PFAS Action Act set for House vote

by Noah Bock July 19, 2021

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  • Milwaukee Water Works reduces fluoride in drinking water by half due to shortage
    Utilities nationwide have seen supply challenges due to domestic constraints and the ongoing Iran War.
  • Illinois Governor signs landmark plastic pollution bill to protect Great Lakes
    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.
  • Seedling data shows Michigan forests under pressure from climate change, deer, disease
    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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