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Category: U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

In Trump Administration’s Final-Days Deregulatory Push, Army Corps Reduces Stream Protections

by Circle of Blue January 12, 2021
Posted inClimate, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Index: International Joint Commission’s 2020 Triennial Assessment of Progress Report

by GLN Editor December 10, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Politics, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

What the Biden Administration Might Mean For Water

by Circle of Blue December 8, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, COVID-19, Equity and Environmental Justice, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Rollbacks, Climate, Justice: Environmental attorney on Biden’s commitments, opportunities and challenges

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now November 17, 2020
Posted inLatest News, News, Politics, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Green group endorsements fail to push non-incumbents into Congress in the Great Lakes

by Great Lakes Echo November 9, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Fish, Birds and Animals, Groundwater Contamination, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: PFOS in fish, Wisconsin standards in dispute, lacking regulations in Canada

by Natasha Blakely November 6, 2020
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Politics, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

What Has the Trump Administration Meant for Water?

by Circle of Blue November 3, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate, Energy, Industry, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

As policing and pandemic dominate election, climate pushed to back burner

by Energy News Network October 22, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Freighters, Industry, Invasive Species, Latest News, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, Shipping and Ports, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Freighters: The latest on navigation, locks and icebreakers

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now October 21, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Industry, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Quebec, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Banned: Canada takes next step toward zero plastic waste by 2030

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now October 14, 2020November 9, 2025

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  • 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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