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Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Pentagon to address PFAS at Wurtsmith base near Oscoda

by Bridge Michigan August 23, 2023
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Scientists are learning just how complicated it will be to reduce toxic blooms in Lake Erie

by Michigan Public August 22, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Forests and Plants, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research

Survival of wild rice threatened by climate change, increased rainfall in northern Minnesota

by Sahan Journal August 22, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Fish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

I Speak for the Fish: Giddy up sucker

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now August 21, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Sharon Oosthoek, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes microplastics concentrations exceed safe levels for wildlife

by Sharon Oosthoek August 21, 2023
Posted inClimate Change, Detroit, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research

Climate costs imperil Detroit’s unique, diverse Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood

by Planet Detroit August 18, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

New federal money is the start of an effort to make Great Lakes coasts more resilient

by Michigan Public August 17, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Nibi Chronicles: A beaver named Annabelle, her kin, and us

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now August 17, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inChicago, Guest Article, Illinois, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Region

On Chicago’s South Side, neighbors fight to keep Lake Michigan at bay

by Grist August 16, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Alex Hill, Authors, Chicago, Detroit, Featured, History and Culture, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Who is looking out for the Great Lakes?

by Alex Hill August 16, 2023November 8, 2025

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  • Around 200 acres protected along Lake Superior for longest national scenic trail
    The Trust for Public Land conveyed 213 acres to the National Park Service this spring in Iron County.
  • Judge halts some work on Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute in northern Wisconsin
    Bayfield County Judge John Anderson halts work where Enbridge needs more permits to install structures in four waterways.
  • New York Plastics Law Advances Amid Debate Over ‘Chemical Recycling’
    Environmentalists and some state lawmakers say the process does more harm than good. Plastics producers are pushing back.

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