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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
Posted inCOVID-19, Drinking Water, Feature Detroit, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

Another Casualty of COVID: Testing declines for lead poisoning in Michigan

by Bridge Michigan October 22, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Industry, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

As policing and pandemic dominate election, climate pushed to back burner

by Energy News Network October 22, 2020
Posted inIndustry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region, The States

Michigan proposal’s reliance on fossil fuel money splits environmentalists

by Energy News Network October 22, 2020
Posted inCulture, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Freighters, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

New House bills would make anchor strikes in the Straits of Mackinac a felony

by Michigan Public October 19, 2020
Posted inDrinking Water, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Ontario, Region, Water Quality

Legionella and other dangerous pathogens still lurk in U.S. drinking water

by Ensia October 19, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate Change, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Energy News Roundup: Michigan clean energy transition, pilot hydrogen production plant, Ohio nuclear bankruptcy ruling

by Ian Wendrow October 16, 2020
Posted inAsian Carp, Illinois, Indiana, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Carp Advance: Real and potential impacts of invasive fish throughout the Midwest

by GLN Editor October 15, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Wisconsin

Hunters need to avoid contaminated game

by Great Lakes Echo October 15, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Age of Nature, Culture, Fish, Birds and Animals, Habitat Restoration, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, New York, News, PBS, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

When a Dam Comes Down: Removal of dams allows fish passage and habitat restoration

by GLN Editor October 15, 2020November 9, 2025

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  • 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.
  • Scientists have a new tool in the fight against toxic algal blooms: buoys
    University of Toledo researchers have developed a system of buoys that slowly release algaecide into the surrounding water.

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