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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Renewable natural gas powering Ontario communities, solar projects to power Michigan sites

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now December 22, 2022
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PFAS News Roundup: New regulations approved, new solutions explored

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now December 20, 2022
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Buffalo legislator calls for bill of rights protection for the Great Lakes

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now December 12, 2022
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Energy News Roundup: Lawsuit possible in Illinois wind farm controversy, anti-wind group grows in Ohio

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now December 8, 2022
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Drinking Water News Roundup: Report urges Michigan water-affordability strategy, $191 million to target Minnesota water and infrastructure projects

by GLN Editor December 1, 2022
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Mapping the Great Lakes: Pumpkin production

by Alex Hill November 28, 2022November 9, 2025
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Energy News Roundup: Nuclear communities sidelined in just transition debate, Mid-Michigan smacks down wind energy

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now November 24, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Indiana, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Illinois EPA invests over $70M in drinking water projects, students receive funding for Ohio water quality research

by GLN Editor November 10, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, 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
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Great Lakes Moving Bridges: How they work and why we love them

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now November 2, 2022

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  • The AI Boom Is Prolonging Indiana’s Fossil Fuel Era, With Hidden Costs for Water
    Gas turbines and an old coal plant are expected to consume nearly 7 billion gallons of water annually in service of a new Amazon data center.
  • Refuge in the Windy City: Declining wetland bird makes a home in downtown Chicago
    While urbanization continues to displace natural ecosystems across the Great Lakes region, one declining wetland bird has managed to adapt to city life — the black-crowned night heron.
  • Indiana wants to be in charge of its own coal ash dumps
    More energy news as Ohio makes hundreds of millions from fracking beneath public lands and a shuttered Michigan nuclear plant nears a highly anticipated restart.

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