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Posted inDrinking Water, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

Demands for change, requests for information pertaining to Flint water settlement

by Flint Beat January 5, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Agriculture, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, 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, Climate, COVID-19, Culture, Drinking Water, Freighters, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

2020 in Review: Climate change, COVID-19 and Michigan’s governor

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now January 1, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, COVID-19, Feature Detroit, Lake Ontario, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Lake Ontario: Big catch escapes again

by Natasha Blakely December 30, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

“I can sum it up in one word, and that is: nightmare.” 10 years after massive oil spill in Michigan

by Michigan Public December 29, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Algae Blooms, Climate, Drinking Water, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

2020 Vision: Great Lakes Now year in review predicts 2021

by Sandra Svoboda December 28, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAgriculture, Culture, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Infrastructure, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, New York, News, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Region, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Joliet water supply, contaminated water, support for Wisconsin farmers and water quality

by Grace Dempsey December 23, 2020
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

Municipalities not lining up for low-interest loans for sewers

by Michigan Public December 21, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: PFAS exposure may affect COVID vaccine, NY bans PFAS in food packaging

by Natasha Blakely December 18, 2020
Posted inDrinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

With Line 5 closure, a ‘game of chicken’ over how to heat Upper Peninsula

by Bridge Michigan December 17, 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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