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Policy and Environmental Justice.

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Policy Expert Q&A: Keep advocating with elected officials for safe drinking water

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now September 30, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, The States, Water Quality, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: PFAS puts pregnancies at risk, Nestle and La Croix among waters with elevated PFAS

by Natasha Blakely September 24, 2020
Posted inClimate, Equity and Environmental Justice, Latest News, News, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Can the Climate Youth Tip the 2020 Election Against Trump?

by The Nation September 23, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate, Equity and Environmental Justice, Latest News, News, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Want the Youth Vote? Prioritize Climate Change

by The Nation September 23, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Energy News Roundup, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Politics, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Great Lakes Energy News Roundup: Wisconsin utility shutoffs postponed, Lake Erie wind farm, Minnesota mine legal win

by Ian Wendrow September 18, 2020
Posted inIllinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Politics, Region, Wisconsin

EPA Region 5 refutes internal watchdog report finding possible major issues in record keeping

by Indiana Environmental Reporter September 9, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Feature Detroit, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Message to 2020 Candidates: Focus on water quality in Great Lakes states

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now September 8, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, Climate, Culture, Forests and Plants, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Quebec, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research

One key solution to the world’s climate woes? Canada’s natural landscapes

by The Narwhal August 19, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inEnergy, Equity and Environmental Justice, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Illinoisans demand stricter coal ash rules, denounce state proposal

by Energy News Network August 19, 2020
Posted inClimate, COVID-19, Energy, Equity and Environmental Justice, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Survey analysis finds race plays role in perception, vulnerabilities to climate change in Indiana

by Indiana Environmental Reporter August 10, 2020November 9, 2025

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    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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    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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