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Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Wetland banks save cities, townships, and counties money for building roads

by Michigan Public October 11, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, Featured, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Milwaukee, News, Region, Wisconsin

Milwaukee suburb begins pulling millions of gallons per day from Lake Michigan

by The Associated Press October 10, 2023
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US EPA okays Ohio plan to reduce toxic cyanobacterial blooms; Environmentalists say it won’t work

by Michigan Public October 10, 2023November 8, 2025
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Tracing for human remains on shipwrecks with environmental DNA

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now October 2, 2023
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Great Lakes Moment: Detroit’s new Ralph Wilson Park will provide habitats for a healthy ecosystem

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now October 2, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

Climate change is harming Michigan hunting and fishing, groups warn lawmakers

by Bridge Michigan September 28, 2023
Posted inFeatured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

Michigan Legislature tackles ambitious climate legislation. How far will it go?

by Interlochen Public Radio September 26, 2023
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Historians race to find Great Lakes shipwrecks before quagga mussels destroy the sites

by The Associated Press September 26, 2023
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Waves of Change: Meet community organizer Justin Onwenu

by Great Lakes Now September 25, 2023
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Michigan toddlers to receive universal lead testing under new legislation

by Planet Detroit September 22, 2023

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  • Winter road salt is threatening Lake Simcoe and Ontario watersheds year-round
    Salt used to remove ice from roadways is collecting in Simcoe's watershed — a source of drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people.
  • Great Lakes water levels decline from record highs: What the forecast says
    Over the next six months, the Army Corps predicts water levels will stay below long-term averages on all Great Lakes, except possibly Lake Ontario.
  • Shipwreck hunter discovers sunken 150-year-old luxury liner off the coast of Wisconsin
    The Great Lakes are seeing a "golden age" of shipwreck discoveries, says Wisconsin maritime historian.

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