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Category: Minnesota

Posted inLatest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, PFAS, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

CDC awards biomonitoring grants to Great Lakes states, future funding unclear

by Great Lakes Echo February 7, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Superior, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Breaking Point: Minnesota’s mining legacy includes massive lake of wastewater

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now November 26, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism, Waves of Change

Waves of Change: Meet Maji ya Chai Land Sanctuary founder Rebeka Ndosi

by Great Lakes Now October 31, 2024
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Minnesota, New York, News, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

2024 Election: State and Local Voters Consider Tax Increases for Water Protection

by Circle of Blue October 28, 2024
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Food, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Nibi Chronicles: Manoomin as medicine

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now October 25, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inBudget, Featured, Illinois, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Midwest States Struggle to Fund Dam Safety Projects, Even as Federal Aid Hits Historic Highs

by Inside Climate News October 4, 2024
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ohio, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS Roundup: Minnesota PFAS regulation said to be the strictest

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now September 27, 2024
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Food, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Nibi Chronicles: The Gift of Manoomin

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now September 27, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Culture, Featured, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Nibi Chronicles: A conversation about Ojibwe history in Fur Trade Nation

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now August 29, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Key figure in Ohio bribery scandal dead by suicide

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now April 18, 2024

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  • Going to the beach? Check the water quality
    Nearly half of Great Lakes beachgoers rarely or never check water quality before swimming, according to a new study by researchers at Toronto Metropolitan University.
  • Bad River tribe, groups sue over waterway crossing approvals for Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute
    The Bad River tribe and environmental groups are again suing the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources over decisions that allow work to move forward on Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute at four waterway crossings.
  • Canada celebrates Gordie Howe bridge opening — without Michigan
    Canadian officials celebrated the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, honoring the Detroit Red Wings legend and marking the completion of a project more than two decades in the making.

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