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Posted inDrinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Biden talks PFAS in Wisconsin, watchdog asks Pentagon for future expenses, PFAS Action Act clears committee

by Noah Bock July 1, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Drinking Water Roundup: Lead pipes in Illinois and Minnesota, rare one-person grand jury used in Flint water criminal case, increased Line 3 pumping

by Rachel Duckett June 25, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Illinois, Indiana, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Citizen Science Opportunities: How can you get involved in scientific research?

by Noah Bock June 24, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: PFAS in bottled water and makeup, “Filthy Fifty” list generated, corporations drop toxic packaging

by Noah Bock June 18, 2021
Posted inClimate, Lake Superior, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Attachment to your community can motivate climate change action

by Great Lakes Echo June 11, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Energy, Energy News Roundup, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Energy News Roundup: Illinois Senate votes on energy plan, Enbridge protests in Minnesota, Solar-Panel factory in Ohio

by Rachel Duckett June 11, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Energy, Energy News Roundup, Featured, Illinois, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Energy News Roundup: Solar-powered pork in Illinois, Michigan gas prices rise, Bitcoin creates Mining Council

by Rachel Duckett May 28, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Plastic debris is getting into the Great Lakes, our drinking water, and our food

by Michigan Public May 6, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate, Culture, Drinking Water, Earth Week, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Minnesota, New York, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

17 Young People on the Moment the Climate Crisis Became Real to Them

by Teen Vogue April 26, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inCulture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research

How Microfishing Took the Angling World by (Very Small) Storm

by Hakai Magazine April 21, 2021November 9, 2025

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