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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Feature Detroit, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, John Hartig, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: From the Rouge River to Persian Gulf, oil spill cleanups are handled by a Detroit company

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now March 1, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDetroit, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Speaking of Water: How Can the Biden Administration Deliver on Environmental Justice Pledges?

by Circle of Blue February 19, 2021
Posted inDetroit, Feature Detroit, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

PBS Project: Great Lakes Now and the Belle Isle Conservancy are hosting a high school intern

by GLN Editor February 15, 2021
Posted inDetroit, Events and Special Broadcasts, Great Lakes Now Watch Parties, Habitat Restoration, Lake St. Clair, Michigan, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Watch Party: Coastal Wetlands, Part 1

by GLN Editor February 15, 2021
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GLWA, DWSD and Oakland County working together to reduce overflows into Rouge River

by Michigan Public February 11, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Climate Change, Detroit, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Gary Wilson, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Excited about Biden: Detroit advocate hopeful on environmental justice progress after decades of inertia

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now February 9, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Fish, Birds and Animals, Habitat Restoration, John Hartig, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Beavers come knocking at the Detroit River’s former Black Lagoon

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now February 1, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inBudget, Detroit, Drinking Water, Feature Detroit, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Michigan cities must begin replacing lead pipes. But who has the cash?

by Bridge Michigan January 15, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Agriculture, Authors, Detroit, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, John Hartig, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: It’s a UFO. No, the aurora borealis. No, it’s Leamington greenhouses!

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now January 4, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, COVID-19, Detroit, Feature Detroit, Great Lakes Now's Year-End Posts, Lake Ontario, Latest News, Michigan, Natasha Blakely, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Lake Ontario: Big catch escapes again

by Natasha Blakely December 30, 2020November 9, 2025

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