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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science Says What, Science, Technology & Research, Sharon Oosthoek, Toronto, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Science Says What? Microplastic pollution — how worried should we be?

by Sharon Oosthoek February 24, 2023
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, The States

Court: Nessel can try again to return Line 5 lawsuit to state court

by Bridge Michigan February 23, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, James Proffitt, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Solid hatches continue for walleye, but yellow perch are struggling

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now February 22, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Authors, Detroit, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Gary Wilson, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, The States, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Hope springs eternal for Michigan legislator who champions drinking water equity

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now February 20, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Duluth, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Nibi Chronicles: Standing strong with mushers on the North Shore of Lake Superior

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now February 17, 2023
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Refresh, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Ongoing battle to keep toxic chemicals at bay

by Bridge Michigan February 16, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Michigan, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Plastic manufacturer to clean up contaminants under settlement, EPA unveils new PFAS tools

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now February 15, 2023
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Report: MI and OH must spend hundreds of millions more annually to curb toxic blooms in Lake Erie

by Michigan Public February 14, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Brian Owens, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Protect, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Sturgeon, Who We Are and What We Do

Lake sturgeon added to endangered list, but things are looking up

by Brian Owens, Great Lakes Now February 13, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Michigan, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Minnesota’s 2040 carbon-free energy bill, coal ash crackdown continues

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now February 9, 2023

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