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Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: PFAS in bottled water and makeup, “Filthy Fifty” list generated, corporations drop toxic packaging

by Noah Bock June 18, 2021
Posted inAP, Article, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Chicago, Feature-Chicago, Featured, Illinois, Lake Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region

Chicago man jumps into Lake Michigan for 365th straight day

by The Associated Press June 15, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inChicago, Cleveland, Feature Cleveland, Feature-Chicago, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, New York, News, Ohio, PFAS, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Raining PFAS: Amount of PFAS found is outpacing legacy contaminants

by Andrew Blok June 11, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Rachel Duckett, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Energy News Roundup: Illinois Senate votes on energy plan, Enbridge protests in Minnesota, Solar-Panel factory in Ohio

by Rachel Duckett June 11, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Featured, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rachel Duckett, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Illinois community on bottled water for 2 years, Ohio bill hurting streams, infrastructure investments

by Rachel Duckett June 4, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Companies hid dangers from FDA, professor documents stories, study shows high levels in fertilizer

by Noah Bock June 4, 2021
Posted inAP, Article, Chicago, Feature-Chicago, Illinois, Lake Michigan, News, Region

High waves wash out Chicago beaches as Lake Michigan reopens

by The Associated Press June 1, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Illinois, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Rachel Duckett, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Energy News Roundup: Solar-powered pork in Illinois, Michigan gas prices rise, Bitcoin creates Mining Council

by Rachel Duckett May 28, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rachel Duckett, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: 3M sues Michigan, hackers infiltrate Pennsylvania water systems, millions invested in Illinois and Ohio

by Rachel Duckett May 20, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Indiana, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: What does the American Jobs Plan mean for various Great Lakes states?

by Grace Dempsey April 26, 2021

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