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Policy and Environmental Justice.

Posted inAlgae Blooms, Drinking Water, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Politics, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Millions of People Depend on the Great Lakes’ Water Supply. Trump Decimated the Lab Protecting It.

by ProPublica May 6, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Culture, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Invasive Species, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Michigan, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Government downsizing, defunding and deregulating at what environmental cost?

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now May 5, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tribal Governments and First Nations

Meet the people trying to keep a prehistoric fish alive

by The Narwhal April 30, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Featured, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Army Corps to fast track review of Line 5 tunnel project

by Interlochen Public Radio April 17, 2025
Posted inCulture, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Lake Huron, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tribal Governments and First Nations

Fish, mines and Indigenous Rights ensnared in court case in northern Ontario

by The Narwhal April 11, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Politics, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Experts explain criticality of regional EPA office

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now April 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Habitat Restoration, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Could the Great Lakes lose billions in restoration funding?

by Great Lakes Now April 8, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, Climate, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Illinois, Latest News, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research

‘Everyone deserves clean air,’ says a Chicago EPA worker who fears her job will end

by WBEZ April 1, 2025
Posted inInvasive Species, Latest News, News, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Sea lamprey control program receives OK to rehire federal workers, after initial scare

by Interlochen Public Radio March 27, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Indigenous Communities, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Politics, Region, The States, Who We Are and What We Do

Could Lake Erie really become Lake Ohio?

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now March 27, 2025

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Latest News

  • Gary power outage underscores stakes of Solar for All cancellation
    Some city residents went two weeks without power following storms. The federal program, ended by Trump, would have enabled many to access solar and batteries.
  • Enbridge temporarily halts work on Line 5 reroute after 1.3M gallon gas leak
    Canadian energy firm has begun work to burn off around 84K gallons of remaining natural gas liquids.
  • Why the US‑Canada trade war could change how American farmers grow their crops for years
    Canada is a major US supplier of fertilizer ingredients that could get pulled into Trump’s trade war. Farms can go without fertilizer for a while, but not long.

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