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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, PFAS, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Minnesota sets new PFAS blueprint, Biden EPA dumps PFAS assessment over ‘political interference’

by Natasha Blakely February 12, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate Change, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Excited about Biden: Detroit advocate hopeful on environmental justice progress after decades of inertia

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now February 9, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Politics, Water Quality

EPA Nominee Regan Touts Collaboration during Senate Confirmation Hearing

by Circle of Blue February 8, 2021
Posted inCommercial Fishing, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Region

Fisheries Fight: Michigan commercial fishers bring MDNR rules to court

by Dave Spratt February 8, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Illinois, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Region, Traverse City, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: PFAS found in Indigenous household wells, Wisconsin experimental treatment fails, WDNR fish concerns

by Natasha Blakely February 1, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Water Quality

At Dawn of Biden Administration, Opportunities for Water Systems

by Circle of Blue February 1, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Lack of Enforcement: Less compliance with environmental laws means more pollution in the lakes

by Natasha Blakely January 26, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Budget, Drinking Water, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, News, Politics, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Your Federal Tax Dollars: How they are funding the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

by Natasha Blakely January 25, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate Change, Latest News, News, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Crisis Response: President Biden has already kickstarted the country’s new approach to climate change

by Natasha Blakely January 25, 2021
Posted inLatest News, Politics

The Great Lakes Are Bipartisan: As Biden takes office, remember the region’s votes were split

by Sandra Svoboda January 25, 2021

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Latest News

  • 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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