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Posted inCOVID-19, Drinking Water, Feature Detroit, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Michigan Allocates $20 Million to Relieve Customer Water Debts

by Circle of Blue October 15, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Industry, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Quebec, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Banned: Canada takes next step toward zero plastic waste by 2030

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now October 14, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inDetroit River, Feature Detroit, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

EGLE fines company $60,000 over 2019 Detroit dock collapse

by Michigan Public October 14, 2020
Posted inDrinking Water, Feature Detroit, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Lack of Utility Data Obscures Customer Water Debt Problems

by Circle of Blue October 13, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inCulture, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Groundwater Contamination, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Lead, News, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Wisconsin wells contaminated by sewage, First Nations boil advisories, lead pipes

by Grace Dempsey October 12, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Age of Nature, Culture, Fish, Birds and Animals, Habitat Restoration, Indigenous Communities, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, PBS, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Traverse City, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Dams Across the Great Lakes: End of the line for aging infrastructure?

by Lorraine Boissoneault October 12, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, Michigan, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Landfills, Wisconsin action plan, AGs urge congress to be tough on PFAS

by Natasha Blakely October 9, 2020
Posted inCOVID-19, Drinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

House Democrats Ask CDC to Halt Water Shutoffs during the Pandemic

by Circle of Blue October 9, 2020
Posted inAge of Nature, Fish, Birds and Animals, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, PBS, Pennsylvania, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Shipwrecks, Wisconsin

Shipwreck Life: How fish and other aquatic species utilize Great Lakes shipwrecks

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now October 8, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate Change, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Great Aspirations: Great Lakes states grapple with climate change and carbon

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now October 7, 2020November 9, 2025

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Latest News

  • 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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