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Posted inDrinking Water, Indiana, Latest News, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: PFAS can move from water to air, DoD efforts to clean up PFAS skewered

by Natasha Blakely December 23, 2021
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Michigan, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Wisconsin

Proposed eastern sandhill cranes hunt in breeding states stirs controversy

by Great Lakes Echo December 16, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Lower Rates: New flood risk assessment will reduce insurance rates in the Great Lakes region

by Taylor Haelterman December 7, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Detroit River, Featured, Habitat Restoration, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, News, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Great Lakes Moment: Small habitat patches can have big ecological impact

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now December 6, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inCulture, Featured, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Wisconsin

Fossil Finds: Great Lakes coral and sea life remnants say much about its past and future

by Maya Sundaresan November 29, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Algae blooms threaten Illinois, Wisconsin DNR cuts runoff regulations

by Maya Sundaresan November 19, 2021
Posted inClimate, Energy, Featured, Industry, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Shipping and Ports, Wisconsin

Sustainable Shipping: At the Port of Milwaukee the wind blows toward a greener future

by Kari Lydersen November 19, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Minnesota requiring businesses to monitor, PFAS impact on COVID vaccine, new New York standards

by Natasha Blakely November 18, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Feature Detroit, Featured, Lake Superior, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Edmund Fitzgerald 2021: Attend a shipwreck memorial service in person or virtually

by Natasha Blakely November 8, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inCulture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Sturgeon, Wisconsin

Sturgeon Restoration: Starting anew in Sturgeon and Saginaw bays

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now November 8, 2021

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Latest News

  • Line 5 tunnel in Michigan clears major permitting hurdle, in blow to opposition
    Despite "adverse" impacts on ecological and tribal resources, state regulators said it's better than an oil spill in the Great Lakes.
  • Air quality alerts issued for northern Michigan as wildfire smoke blankets region
    Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.
  • The AI Boom Is Prolonging Indiana’s Fossil Fuel Era, With Hidden Costs for Water
    Gas turbines and an old coal plant are expected to consume nearly 7 billion gallons of water annually in service of a new Amazon data center.

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