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Posted inClimate, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Illinois, Indiana, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Shipwrecks, The States

Researchers race to understand what lies beneath the Great Lakes

by Bridge Michigan July 21, 2022November 9, 2025
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Drinking Water News Roundup: 8 million Illinoisans get drinking water, backup reservoir used in Indiana, Gov. Whitmer awards clean water grants

by Tynnetta Harris, Great Lakes Now July 21, 2022
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PFAS News Roundup: Research and policy aiming to help eradicate “forever chemicals”

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now July 19, 2022
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Energy News Roundup: Green jobs, solar farms and the value of trees

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now July 15, 2022
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Solar, storage projects set to bring jobs, tax revenue to Illinois coal communities

by Energy News Network July 15, 2022
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Energy News Roundup: Indiana sees price hikes, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Ohio struggle with solar

by Natasha Blakely July 1, 2022
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PFAS News Roundup: EPA sets new standards, orders firefighting foam makers to test products

by Natasha Blakely June 17, 2022
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Drinking Water News Roundup: Flooding poses risk to well water, Indiana drinking water report shared, EPA grants for Ohio

by Tynnetta Harris, Great Lakes Now June 15, 2022
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Energy News Roundup: Illinois 6th in clean energy capacity, debate over Michigan risk of brownouts, the world’s potential impending energy crisis

by Natasha Blakely June 3, 2022
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IDEM Testing Confirms “Forever Chemicals” in Some Public Water Systems

by Indiana Environmental Reporter May 27, 2022November 9, 2025

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