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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Industry, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Protect, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Historic Great Lakes agreement reaches golden anniversary

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now April 4, 2022
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Infrastructure, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Protect, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

5 Reasons to Love (and Protect) Freshwater Mussels

by The Revelator March 24, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, Climate, Culture, Equity and Environmental Justice, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Protect, Science, Technology & Research, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Black Neighborhoods Will Bear Future Flood Burden

by Eos March 24, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Budget, Featured, Industry, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Who We Are and What We Do

Legislation introduced for Great Lakes Authority, a new federal entity for the Great Lakes region

by Natasha Blakely March 18, 2022
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Fish, Birds and Animals, Infrastructure, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Ontario, Policy, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

New Ontario watercraft regulations fight invasive species

by Great Lakes Echo March 17, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Policy, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Wisconsin board passes weakened state standards, stream trout contaminated

by Natasha Blakely March 3, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Budget, Featured, Great Lakes Commission, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, Ohio, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

New national authority for Great Lakes region proposed by Ohio Congresswoman

by Sandra Svoboda March 2, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate, Industry, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Policy, Politics, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States

Minnesota cities hope climate emergency resolutions add urgency to responses

by Energy News Network February 1, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, COP26, COVID-19, Drinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Biden’s First Year: An infrastructure win, but climate and justice plans struggle

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now January 31, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Forever Chemicals Featured, Illinois, Indigenous Communities, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, PFAS News Roundup, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: PFAS in Lake Superior fish, two Michigan locations could land on Superfund list

by Natasha Blakely January 14, 2022

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    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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    After failed trade negotiations, U.S. Pres. Trump threatened to rename one of the Great Lakes. On Thursday, he signed an executive order.
  • Milwaukee Water Works reduces fluoride in drinking water by half due to shortage
    Utilities nationwide have seen supply challenges due to domestic constraints and the ongoing Iran War.

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