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APFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinStudy: Toxic PFAS chemical plume detected in Green Bay
-Toxic chemicals produced by a plant that manufactures firefighting foam has seeped through groundwater to Lake Michigan’s Green Bay.
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AuthorsDetroitDetroit RiverFeature DetroitFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsRegionScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes Moment: The great blue herons of Stony Island
-It can be quite unsettling to hear the unexpected “frahnk frahnk” of a startled great blue heron who just had its fishing expedition disrupted.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageForever Chemicals FeaturedIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioPFASPFAS News RoundupPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: 3M says it will stop making ‘forever chemicals’ by 2025, but global problem remains
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
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APBudgetFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLake HuronLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectShipping and PortsSt. Mary's RiverU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsBiden’s signature advances major projects in water bill
-Biden signed a bill that directs the Army Corps of Engineers on infrastructure projects to protect against storms worsened by climate change.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationCommercial FishingFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake HuronLake MichiganLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchTribal Governments and First NationsMichigan tribes, state reach tentative deal on Great Lakes fishing access
-Under the deal, tribal fishers could use gillnets in more places to cope with declining whitefish populations.
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AuthorsBudgetChicagoFeature HomepageGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeShipping and PortsThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDivided Congress: Smooth sailing or choppy waters for Great Lakes programs?
-Great Lakes funding has been bipartisan, but the EPA will face more oversight and the region may have less influence in D.C.
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AuthorsBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLake SuperiorLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismTribal Governments and First NationsNibi Chronicles: Beach at Nishkwakwansing returned to tribal trust
-In indigenous tradition, “land isn’t just land,” and a modern controversy highlights that in northern Minnesota.
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AuthorsClevelandEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature ClevelandFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaWisconsinEnergy News Roundup: Renewable natural gas powering Ontario communities, solar projects to power Michigan sites
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news.
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AuthorsForever Chemicals FeaturedGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisMichiganMinnesotaNewsPennsylvaniaPFASPFAS News RoundupWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
PFAS News Roundup: New regulations approved, new solutions explored
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
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AuthorsCommercial FishingFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureJames ProffittLake ErieLake Erie-EPANewsOhioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchTourismWater Quality and Restoration EffortsBallville Dam Removal: History, trends and impacts
-An Ohio dam was removed in 2018. What’s been the effect on the environment, the fishing and the community?
