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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Illinois, Latest News, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Student Protesters Demand Lightfoot Live Up To Campaign Promises on Environmental Protection

by Better Government Association March 12, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Books, Art and Music, Culture, Events and Special Broadcasts, Fish, Birds and Animals, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Piping Plovers: Film fest spotlights endangered bird’s return to Chicago’s Lake Michigan shore

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now March 5, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Budget, Detroit River, Drinking Water, Energy, Feature Detroit, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Politics, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipping and Ports, The States, Tourism, Water Quality, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Who’s in charge: Lack of storage facility oversight puts waterways at risk

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now March 3, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Drinking Water, Energy, Illinois, Industry, Lake Ontario, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Green Spotlight: New York Gov. Cuomo leads with climate change, restoring nature in annual priorities speech

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now February 3, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Great Lakes Energy News Roundup: Disposal of coal ash proposal raises concern, chemistry breakthrough improves solar energy, Ohio anti-bailout court case dropped

by Ian Wendrow January 24, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Illinois, Latest News, News, PFAS, Politics, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Chemical Hitchhikers: Great Lakes microplastics may increase risk of PFAS contaminants in food web

by Sharon Oosthoek January 17, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Fleeting Fireball: Students comb Lake Michigan for deep space remnants

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now December 26, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Budget, Illinois, News, Politics, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Report warns of dangers from staff decline at Illinois EPA

by Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting December 19, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Blue Economy, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Equity and Environmental Justice, Illinois, Industry, Lake Huron, News, Ohio, Policy, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Energy News Roundup: Warren’s ‘Blue New Deal,’ Enbridge lake debris, Ohio anti-protest bill, Canada’s nuclear waste

by Ian Wendrow December 12, 2019
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Budget, Equity and Environmental Justice, Illinois, Policy, Politics, Protect, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Lightfoot’s Actions on Environmental Campaign Promises Are Off to a Slow Start

by Better Government Association December 9, 2019November 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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