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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Featured, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Legislation introduced in Michigan, Ways to reduce your exposure

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now August 1, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: First-to-market PFAS annihilator in Michigan, $42.4 million in claims against Wisconsin city

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now July 20, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Energy News Roundup, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Sulfur smell in Indiana, Minnesota Power launches solar project

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now July 14, 2023
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Illinois, Indiana, Lake Erie, Lake St. Clair, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Refresh, Region, Science, Technology, Research, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

What are wetlands for, anyway?

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now July 10, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Energy News Roundup, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Ohio law blocks solar energy development, Line 5 fight in Michigan continues

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now June 29, 2023
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Wisconsin

A patchwork of differing state laws to protect wetlands

by Michigan Public June 28, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Erie, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Wisconsin

FRESH: Federal Judge Orders Line 5 Shutdown on Tribal Land in Wisconsin

by Circle of Blue June 27, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inDuluth, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Superior, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Protect, Region, Science, Technology, Research

Points North: Leave it to Beavers?

by Interlochen Public Radio June 26, 2023November 8, 2025
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PFAS News Roundup: Everyday items found contaminated, PFAS removal in Minnesota estimated to cost billions

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now June 20, 2023
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Energy News Roundup: Minnesota leading in clean energy, coal plant closing in Michigan

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now June 15, 2023

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    Federal money will aid a long-term project to convert 106 acres of shoreline into publicly accessible greenspace.
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    Wisconsin lawmakers in both chambers of Congress voted on a bill overturning a 20-year mining ban in the area surrounding the Boundary Waters — Republicans voted to overturn the ban, and Democrats to sustain it.

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