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Policy and Environmental Justice.

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do

Bottled Water Wars: Legal setback for Nestle, Michigan legislators move to restrict shipments out of Great Lakes watershed

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now December 11, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Budget, Equity and Environmental Justice, Illinois, Policy, Politics, Protect, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Lightfoot’s Actions on Environmental Campaign Promises Are Off to a Slow Start

by Better Government Association December 9, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Fatbergs, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Don’t Feed the Fatberg: Michigan Science Center launches its new fatberg exhibit

by Natasha Blakely December 6, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Latest News, News, Politics, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Fishery: Commercial vs. recreational conflict

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now December 5, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Latest News, News, Politics, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Fishery: The start of the industry and the fall of fish populations

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now November 25, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Latest News, News, Politics, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Low on the List: How did the Great Lakes fare and feature in Canada’s 2019 federal election?

by Andrew Reeves November 20, 2019
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Latest News, News, Politics, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Balloon Effect: Survey highlights Great Lakes’ balloon pollution problem

by Sharon Oosthoek November 11, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inBudget, Climate, Infrastructure, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Green Bay ‘Resilience Coordinator’ Would Help City Mitigate Flooding, Fight Climate Change

by Wisconsin Public Radio October 30, 2019
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, News, Politics, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes and the Trump Administration: EPA chief announces $10.6 million in grants to restoration projects and five years of agency goals

by Natasha Blakely October 23, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Groundwater Contamination, Habitat Restoration, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Detroit River Restoration: There’s progress, but the daunting process of toxic sediment removal remains

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now October 22, 2019November 9, 2025

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Latest News

  • Line 5 tunnel in Michigan clears major permitting hurdle, in blow to opposition
    Despite "adverse" impacts on ecological and tribal resources, state regulators said it's better than an oil spill in the Great Lakes.
  • Air quality alerts issued for northern Michigan as wildfire smoke blankets region
    Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.
  • The AI Boom Is Prolonging Indiana’s Fossil Fuel Era, With Hidden Costs for Water
    Gas turbines and an old coal plant are expected to consume nearly 7 billion gallons of water annually in service of a new Amazon data center.

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