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Equity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioPennsylvaniaPFASPFAS News RoundupPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsin
PFAS News Roundup: Indiana PFAS property transfers, Lake Superior rainbow smelt advisory, new Ohio PFAS regulation bill
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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BuffaloClevelandDuluthFeature ClevelandFeature HomepageFreightersIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioShipping and Ports
The 2022 Great Lakes shipping season sets sail after COVID-19 hurdles
-The 2021 shipping season was a “bounce-back season,” which Great Lakes port administrators attribute to increased cargo and infrastructure improvements.
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BudgetFeature HomepageGreat Lakes CommissionIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNew YorkNewsOhioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeSandra Svoboda
New national authority for Great Lakes region proposed by Ohio Congresswoman
-Ohio’s Marcy Kaptur renews call for a federal Great Lakes Authority to bring steady funds for clean up, economic development and local projects in the region.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNew YorkNewsOhioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, Research
2022 Perch Outlook: Ohio hatch results not so great
-While the yellow perch numbers aren’t the worst Lake Erie has seen, better fishing is at least a few years away – in Ohio. In New York, it’s a different story.
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APBuffaloFeature HomepageNew YorkNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
EPA to test, measure longtime Buffalo River cleanup efforts
-The lengthy effort to clean up the Buffalo River could pay off in the next few years.
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Fish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationNew YorkNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Banned decades ago, PCBs still posing threat to wildlife
-Navigating her boat toward a wooden platform floating in an idyllic New Hampshire lake where “On Golden Pond” was filmed, biologist Tiffany Grade spotted what she had feared.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupFeature HomepageIllinoisIndigenous CommunitiesInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioOntarioPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental Justice
Drinking Water News Roundup: Infrastructure funding in Minnesota, Wisconsin, false confidence in Michigan water
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Feature HomepageIllinoisIndianaLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeTaylor HaeltermanWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
Lower Rates: New flood risk assessment will reduce insurance rates in the Great Lakes region
-Michigan in particular will see a drop in flood-related insurance premiums. But overall, every Great Lakes state will have a larger percentage of residents receiving immediate rate decreases than the national average of 23%.