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Posted inCulture, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Indigenous Communities, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, PFAS, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Drinking Water News Roundup: Infrastructure funding in Minnesota, Wisconsin, false confidence in Michigan water

by Maya Sundaresan December 8, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Lower Rates: New flood risk assessment will reduce insurance rates in the Great Lakes region

by Taylor Haelterman December 7, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Detroit River, Featured, Habitat Restoration, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, News, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Great Lakes Moment: Small habitat patches can have big ecological impact

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now December 6, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inCulture, Featured, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Wisconsin

Fossil Finds: Great Lakes coral and sea life remnants say much about its past and future

by Maya Sundaresan November 29, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Algae blooms threaten Illinois, Wisconsin DNR cuts runoff regulations

by Maya Sundaresan November 19, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Minnesota requiring businesses to monitor, PFAS impact on COVID vaccine, new New York standards

by Natasha Blakely November 18, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Budget, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Q&A: New EPA Great Lakes administrator talks Benton Harbor, infrastructure, AOC cleanup

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now November 17, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Illinois, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Water Quality

Great Lakes groups hope EPA regional administrator revitalizes infrastructure, morale

by Great Lakes Echo November 11, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Energy, Energy News Roundup, Illinois, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Policy, Politics, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Coal bailout scandal lingers in Ohio legislature, clearer Wisconsin solar regulations, Illinois utility bill increase

by Natasha Blakely November 1, 2021
Posted inEnergy, Energy News Roundup, Illinois, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Pennsylvania, Region

Energy News Roundup: Illinois clean energy bill, Michigan Weatherization Month, national increase in heating costs

by Maya Sundaresan October 19, 2021

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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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