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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Fish, Birds and Animals, Food, Forever Chemicals Featured, Lake Superior, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ohio, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: PFAS in Lake Superior smelt, McDonalds drops PFAS packaging, White House weakened EPA guidelines

by Natasha Blakely January 19, 2021
Posted inCulture, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Lead, Minnesota, New York, News, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Illinois, New York see lead in drinking water, Pennsylvania drilling ban, Ontario First Nations boil advisories

by Grace Dempsey January 15, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Culture, Feature Detroit, Food, Grand Rapids, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Traverse City, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Great Lakes Gift Guide 2020: Remember that road trip, boat ride, microbrew or sweatshirt you should’ve bought with this list

by Natasha Blakely December 16, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Culture, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Groundwater Contamination, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Infrastructure, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Indiana utilities plan for climate change, Waukesha pipeline construction begins

by Grace Dempsey December 4, 2020
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Industry, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region

What’s next for the Enbridge Line 3 project in Minnesota? Construction. And protests.

by MinnPost December 3, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inCulture, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ontario, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Wisconsin sets caps for 22 contaminants, lead pipes more likely in POC communities

by Grace Dempsey November 20, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Energy News Roundup, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Great Lakes Energy News Roundup: Wisconsin groups sue EPA, Ohio’s ongoing nuclear power bankruptcy saga

by Ian Wendrow November 13, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

COVID-19 Compliance: Agencies grapple with environmental protection in the COVID-19 era

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now November 11, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Illinois, Industry, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Energy News Roundup: Climate Jobs Illinois, Line 3, natural gas in Minnesota

by Ian Wendrow October 30, 2020
Posted inCOVID-19, Culture, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Equity and Environmental Justice, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Drinking Water News Roundup: Illinois COVID-19 shutoff protections, Ontario First Nation evacuation

by Grace Dempsey October 23, 2020

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  • Former EPA staffer from Wisconsin sues after he was fired for signing letter of dissent
    Internal EPA records show agency staff found no ethics concerns and advised against firings.
  • North Bay’s PFAS problem: 5 things to know about a ‘forever chemicals’ hotspot in Ontario
    In a small northern city, citizens have launched a class-action lawsuit over decades-old PFAS pollution. The city and federal government, meanwhile, are working on a $122-million clean-up.
  • Enbridge to Pay $275K Settlement for 2019 Wisconsin Spill After DOJ Action
    The Wisconsin Department of Justice announced a $275,000 settlement Thursday with energy firm Enbridge for alleged violations of the state’s spills law over a 2019 spill in Jefferson County.

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