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Category: Michigan

Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Once beset by industrial pollution, Rouge River on a slow path to recovery

by Bridge Michigan May 10, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ontario, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: The Nation’s first “PFAS Annihilator” is now being used in Michigan

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now May 9, 2023
Posted inFeatured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Flush with cash, Michigan lawmakers try again to pass state septic code

by Bridge Michigan May 4, 2023
Posted inDrinking Water, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

Flint misses new deadline in long-overdue lead line replacement effort

by Bridge Michigan May 4, 2023
Posted inFeatured, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: West Michigan is showing PFAS levels higher than the national average

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now May 3, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Line 5 negotiations in Michigan, funding for clean energy in Illinois

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now May 2, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Detroit River, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Solving the contaminated sediment remediation funding puzzle

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now May 1, 2023
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

Forest to MI Faucet: Using trees to keep water sources pristine

by Michigan Public April 26, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

Michigan brine brouhaha: Proposed limits for unpaved roads prompt dustup

by Bridge Michigan April 25, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Illinois, Indiana, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Mapping the Great Lakes: Flood risk

by Alex Hill April 24, 2023November 8, 2025

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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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