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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Study: Fish can recover from mercury pollution faster than thought

by Brian Owens, Great Lakes Now December 15, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Industry, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Filter Fix: Study shows washing machine filters keep harmful microfibers out of the Great Lakes

by Sharon Oosthoek December 14, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inEnergy News Roundup, Featured, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region

Energy News Roundup: Duke Energy’s financial assistance program, propane price increases in Minnesota, Pennsylvania prepares for increased energy costs

by Maya Sundaresan December 10, 2021
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, Michigan, News, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Sleeping Bear park officials ask visitors to stop building structures on lakeshore

by Great Lakes Echo December 8, 2021
Posted inCulture, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Indigenous Communities, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, PFAS, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Drinking Water News Roundup: Infrastructure funding in Minnesota, Wisconsin, false confidence in Michigan water

by Maya Sundaresan December 8, 2021
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Water Quality

More people are worried about the health of the Great Lakes, according to poll

by Michigan Public December 7, 2021
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research

For the first time, “rock snot” nuisance algal blooms found in Lower Peninsula trout stream

by Michigan Public December 7, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Lower Rates: New flood risk assessment will reduce insurance rates in the Great Lakes region

by Taylor Haelterman December 7, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Detroit River, Featured, Habitat Restoration, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, News, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Great Lakes Moment: Small habitat patches can have big ecological impact

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now December 6, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Featured, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Find out if Lake Huron water ends up in your faucet

by Alex Hill December 3, 2021November 9, 2025

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    Utilities nationwide have seen supply challenges due to domestic constraints and the ongoing Iran War.
  • Illinois Governor signs landmark plastic pollution bill to protect Great Lakes
    Illinois is the first Great Lakes state to classify plastic pellets as a pollutant, a move advocates say helps keep millions of pellets out of the region’s waterways.
  • Seedling data shows Michigan forests under pressure from climate change, deer, disease
    For three decades, Michigan State University researchers have gone to Manistee National Forest to study seedlings to find out about the future of Michigan’s forests.

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