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Posted inDrinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Documentary Update: What’s new with one of the families featured in “The Forever Chemicals”

by GLN Editor February 24, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Policy, Politics, Protect, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Federal Hands: The future of the Lake Erie Bill of Rights rests in federal court

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now February 24, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Energy, Industry, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ontario, 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 Energy News Roundup: Ontario politicians on energy, energy monitoring in St. Paul, farmers growing solar

by Ian Wendrow February 20, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Equity and Environmental Justice, Industry, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Look Back at Line 5: Check out the archives of the pipeline’s original construction

by Sandra Svoboda February 19, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Shipping and Ports, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Touring with Ric: A close-up view of the largest of the Soo Locks

by Ric Mixter February 19, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Budget, Drinking Water, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics, Protect, Quebec, Region, The Provinces, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do

Third Rail Proposal: Selling Great Lakes water proposed to lower lake levels

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now February 18, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Ohio, PFAS, Policy, Politics, Protect, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

PFAS weekly roundup: $1M spent in Kalamazoo County, bills face industry opposition in Wisconsin, Ohio River study being designed

by Ric Mixter February 13, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Commercial Fishing, Fish, Birds and Animals, Food, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Politics, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Yellow Perch, Emerald Shiners: Diet change might have led to drop in fish catches

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now February 12, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Core priority: Michigan environmental budget boosts funding for EGLE

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now February 11, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Detroit River, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do

House Renewal: A bipartisan-sponsored bill increasing Great Lakes funding passed the U.S. House

by Natasha Blakely February 11, 2020

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