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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Budget, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Pennsylvania, Policy, Politics, Protect, Region, The States, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Nonprofit report points to outdated Clean Water Act for the miles of polluted rivers across the U.S.

by Sharon Oosthoek May 6, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Infrastructure, Municipalities, New York, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Policy, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: PFAS in face masks, McDonald’s and Burger King sued for PFAS in packaging

by Natasha Blakely April 29, 2022
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Forever Chemicals Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Erie, Michigan, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, PFAS, Politics, Protect, Quebec, Region, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Wisconsin

FRESH: Wisconsin Judge Strikes Down Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Cleanup Rule

by Circle of Blue April 22, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Energy News Roundup, Featured, Illinois, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Ontario looks to phase out natural gas, wild rice could stop Line 3, Energy Department invests in cybersecurity

by Natasha Blakely April 22, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Featured, Food, Forests and Plants, Industry, Latest News, News, Ohio, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

The Great Lakes sugaring season is changing

by Capri S. Cafaro April 21, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: EPA won’t regulate rocket fuel, Illinois prison water contaminated with Legionella

by Natasha Blakely April 15, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Industry, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Pennsylvania sets regulations, judge says Wisconsin DNR can’t regulate, Chemours uses climate change to defend PFAS

by Natasha Blakely April 13, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Global warming may impact Great Lakes beaches

by Great Lakes Echo April 13, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Earth Day 2022: What can you do and where?

by Natasha Blakely April 11, 2022
Posted inCulture, Featured, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tribal Governments and First Nations, Wisconsin

‘We’ve got to get gaming out of our blood’: Pandemic shock pushes Wisconsin tribes to diversify economy

by Wisconsin Watch April 7, 2022November 9, 2025

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  • Illinois Governor signs landmark plastic pollution bill to protect Great Lakes
    Illinois is the first Great Lakes state to classify plastic pellets as a pollutant, a move advocates say helps keep millions of pellets out of the region’s waterways.
  • Seedling data shows Michigan forests under pressure from climate change, deer, disease
    For three decades, Michigan State University researchers have gone to Manistee National Forest to study seedlings to find out about the future of Michigan’s forests.
  • Going to the beach? Check the water quality
    Nearly half of Great Lakes beachgoers rarely or never check water quality before swimming, according to a new study by researchers at Toronto Metropolitan University.

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