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Posted inBudget, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Policy, Politics, Region, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Water's True Cost

Some Michigan water systems are overbuilt, underfunded. Are mergers the answer?

by Bridge Michigan May 11, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAgriculture, Climate, Forests and Plants, Industry, News, Ontario, Policy, Politics, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

The report on Ontario’s natural resources the government didn’t want you to read

by The Narwhal May 5, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate, Industry, Latest News, News, Ohio, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Storms strain Ohio’s electric grid, and climate change could make it worse

by Energy News Network May 4, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

FRESH: Biden Strengthens Environmental Reviews for Large Infrastructure Projects

by Circle of Blue May 3, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inCommercial Fishing, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Politics, Protect, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Shipping and Ports, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Years of regulation may have reduced invasive species risks in the Great Lakes, study says

by Maya Sundaresan April 29, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Featured, Forests and Plants, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Where to find your sugar maples

by Alex Hill April 28, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inIndustry, Infrastructure, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Municipalities, News, Ontario, Policy, Politics, Protect, Region, The Provinces, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

What’s missing from Doug Ford’s proposed expansion of the Ontario Greenbelt

by The Narwhal April 27, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inEnergy, Groundwater Contamination, Indiana, Industry, Infrastructure, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Politics, Region, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Northern Indiana residents doubt outcome of coal ash cleanup

by Indiana Environmental Reporter April 25, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Forever Chemicals Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Erie, Michigan, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, PFAS, Politics, Protect, Quebec, Region, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Wisconsin

FRESH: Wisconsin Judge Strikes Down Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Cleanup Rule

by Circle of Blue April 22, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

PFAS is a widespread problem. The solution needs to come from widespread sources

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now April 12, 2022November 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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    The Bad River tribe and environmental groups are again suing the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources over decisions that allow work to move forward on Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute at four waterway crossings.

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