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Pollution problems … and solutions

by Great Lakes Now July 13, 2022
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Mapping the Great Lakes: How old are our cities?

by Alex Hill June 27, 2022November 9, 2025
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PFAS News Roundup: EPA sets new standards, orders firefighting foam makers to test products

by Natasha Blakely June 17, 2022
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Ontario, PFAS, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

FRESH: Research Highlights Gaps in Federal Air Pollution Data

by Circle of Blue June 16, 2022November 9, 2025
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Line 5 shutdown would increase gas prices by half a cent

by Natasha Blakely June 8, 2022
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Energy News Roundup: Illinois 6th in clean energy capacity, debate over Michigan risk of brownouts, the world’s potential impending energy crisis

by Natasha Blakely June 3, 2022
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Rising water makes Lake Michigan wetlands vulnerable to invaders

by Great Lakes Echo June 2, 2022November 9, 2025
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PFAS News Roundup: New York bill bans PFAS in clothes, Ohio city files lawsuit, Wisconsin struggles to set standards

by Tynnetta Harris, Great Lakes Now May 26, 2022
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Drinking Water News Roundup: $3M invested in Illinois water system, coal ash rule means safer water in Indiana

by Tynnetta Harris, Great Lakes Now May 19, 2022

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