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Posted inCulture, Freighters, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, Shipping and Ports

Canada expands ballast water restrictions to reduce invasive species spread

by Michigan Public June 24, 2021
Posted inBudget, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Should taxpayers foot the bill for restoring the Midland dams?

by Bridge Michigan June 18, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inBudget, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Water Quality

Feds Release First Slice of Water Bill Assistance Funds

by Circle of Blue June 16, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Equity and Environmental Justice, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, News, Politics, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: The US-Canada ecosystem-focused approach to restoration

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now June 7, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Policy, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Companies hid dangers from FDA, professor documents stories, study shows high levels in fertilizer

by Noah Bock June 4, 2021
Posted inBudget, Drinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Congress’s Stealth Water Infrastructure Deal

by Circle of Blue May 21, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Environmental Justice: Michigan’s goal is to be a national leader

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now May 17, 2021
Posted inCulture, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region

Michigan vows to seek Line 5 profits if Enbridge defies shutdown order

by Bridge Michigan May 12, 2021
Posted inClimate, Culture, Drinking Water, Earth Week, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Minnesota, New York, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

17 Young People on the Moment the Climate Crisis Became Real to Them

by Teen Vogue April 26, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Indiana, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: What does the American Jobs Plan mean for various Great Lakes states?

by Grace Dempsey April 26, 2021

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  • 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.
  • Going to the beach? Check the water quality
    Nearly half of Great Lakes beachgoers rarely or never check water quality before swimming, according to a new study by researchers at Toronto Metropolitan University.

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