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Category: Michigan

Posted inLatest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region

Warm winter changes — but can’t stop — outdoor fun

by Great Lakes Echo February 28, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, PFAS, Policy, Politics, Protect, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Plasma-blasting PFAS, Wisconsin utilities decline to test, $1M Democrat ad buy

by Ric Mixter February 27, 2020
Posted inDrinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Documentary Update: What’s new with one of the families featured in “The Forever Chemicals”

by GLN Editor February 24, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Culture, Industry, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Michigan, News, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do

Before and After: High water levels at Michigan lighthouse

by Ric Mixter February 21, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Equity and Environmental Justice, Industry, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Look Back at Line 5: Check out the archives of the pipeline’s original construction

by Sandra Svoboda February 19, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Shipping and Ports, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Touring with Ric: A close-up view of the largest of the Soo Locks

by Ric Mixter February 19, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Fighting polarization in algal bloom controversy

by Great Lakes Echo February 14, 2020
Posted inDrinking Water, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Ohio, PFAS, Policy, Politics, Protect, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

PFAS weekly roundup: $1M spent in Kalamazoo County, bills face industry opposition in Wisconsin, Ohio River study being designed

by Ric Mixter February 13, 2020
Posted inDrinking Water, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Protect, Region, Water Quality

No Defense: New PFAS documentary looks at military’s role in the crisis

by GLN Editor February 12, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Core priority: Michigan environmental budget boosts funding for EGLE

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now February 11, 2020

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Latest News

  • Line 5 tunnel in Michigan clears major permitting hurdle, in blow to opposition
    Despite "adverse" impacts on ecological and tribal resources, state regulators said it's better than an oil spill in the Great Lakes.
  • Air quality alerts issued for northern Michigan as wildfire smoke blankets region
    Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.
  • 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.

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