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Posted inBudget, Drinking Water, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Years After Flint Water Crisis, Lead Lingers in School Buildings Across the Nation

by Circle of Blue January 7, 2021
Posted inBudget, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Politics

President signs Great Lakes mapping bill into law

by Michigan Public January 6, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Agriculture, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: It’s a UFO. No, the aurora borealis. No, it’s Leamington greenhouses!

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now January 4, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate Change, COVID-19, Culture, Drinking Water, Freighters, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

2020 in Review: Climate change, COVID-19 and Michigan’s governor

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now January 1, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: PFAS exposure may affect COVID vaccine, NY bans PFAS in food packaging

by Natasha Blakely December 18, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Budget, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Politics, Who We Are and What We Do

Oldest Coast Guard cutter with smallest crew and largest Great Lakes responsibility needs replacing

by Great Lakes Echo December 14, 2020
Posted inCOVID-19, Cruise Ships, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ontario, Policy, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Waterfront Development

Family-owned fishing businesses displaced by waterfront developments on Great Lakes

by The Conversation December 11, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Index: International Joint Commission’s 2020 Triennial Assessment of Progress Report

by GLN Editor December 10, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Politics, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

What the Biden Administration Might Mean For Water

by Circle of Blue December 8, 2020
Posted inDrinking Water, Feature Detroit, Forever Chemicals Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, PFAS, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Michigan politicians ran on water problems. Activists want money for fixes.

by Bridge Michigan November 24, 2020

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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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