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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Energy News Roundup, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Electric school buses, solar-powered recreational boats on the rise

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now November 10, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Cruise Ships, Culture, Featured, Illinois, Industry, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipping and Ports, Tourism, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Great Lakes Moving Bridges: How they work and why we love them

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now November 2, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Food, Illinois, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Know Your State Foods

by Capri S. Cafaro October 28, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Energy News Roundup, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Michigan launching study of nuclear power options, clean energy jobs rebounding in Wisconsin

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now October 27, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Illinois, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, Quebec, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Mapping the Great Lakes: Where do you live?

by Alex Hill October 24, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Asian Carp, Books, Art and Music, Climate, Culture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Illinois, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes, Chicago River and Asian carp in the spotlight in Elizabeth Kolbert’s “Under a White Sky”

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now October 19, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region

Enbridge will pay $11M fine for Minnesota water violations

by Energy News Network October 18, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Energy News Roundup, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Indigenous communities in Canada, U.S. offer clean energy solutions

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now October 13, 2022
Posted inCulture, Energy, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Illinois, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, News, Region

More from “Poisonous Ponds: Tackling Toxic Coal Ash”

by GLN Editor October 11, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Illinois, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Shipwrecks, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Underwater discoveries await

by Alex Hill September 26, 2022November 9, 2025

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  • 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.
  • Illinois Governor signs landmark plastic pollution bill to protect Great Lakes
    Illinois is the first Great Lakes state to classify plastic pellets as a pollutant, a move advocates say helps keep millions of pellets out of the region’s waterways.
  • Seedling data shows Michigan forests under pressure from climate change, deer, disease
    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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