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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Featured, Habitat Restoration, Hamilton, History and Culture, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Sharon Oosthoek, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Book Club: Celebrating environmental success stories in the Great Lakes

by Sharon Oosthoek May 5, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: West Michigan is showing PFAS levels higher than the national average

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now May 3, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Chicago, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Line 5 negotiations in Michigan, funding for clean energy in Illinois

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now May 2, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Alex Hill, Authors, Detroit, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Illinois, Indiana, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Milwaukee, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Mapping the Great Lakes: Flood risk

by Alex Hill April 24, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Forests and Plants, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Lake Superior, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Nibi Chronicles: Greeting Old Man Maple during the Sap Boiling Moon

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now April 21, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, Ontario, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Questions about the EPA’s nationwide PFAS rule, answered

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now March 31, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Chicago, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Power outages in Michigan, future of nuclear power in Illinois

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now March 24, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: All fish tested from Michigan rivers contain ‘forever chemicals’, study finds

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now March 16, 2023
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 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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