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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Agriculture, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Industry, Municipalities, News, PFAS, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Muddied Waters: Bureaucratic process leaves well water at risk and farmers feeling targeted

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now October 8, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Budget, Drinking Water, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Forever Chemicals Featured, Industry, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Great Lakes Water Withdrawals: What’s happening in Wisconsin with Foxconn?

by Natasha Blakely September 5, 2019
Posted inAdvocacy, Budget, Industry, Lake Michigan, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipping and Ports, Tourism, Wisconsin

SS Badger: The last of Lake Michigan’s car ferries

by Melissa Walsh August 14, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Blue Economy, Budget, Industry, Municipalities, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipping and Ports, Wisconsin

Billions Invested in Clean Water: Port Milwaukee implements a range of methods to great success

by Melissa Walsh July 15, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inHabitat Restoration, News, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Bringing Back Milwaukee’s Swamps: Part II

by Lorraine Boissoneault June 21, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inHabitat Restoration, News, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Bringing Back Milwaukee’s Swamps: Part I

by Lorraine Boissoneault June 20, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inDetroit River, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake St. Clair, Lake Superior, Michigan, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Recreation and Tourism, Region, St. Clair River, St. Mary's River, Wisconsin

Island Life: Where People Live on the Great Lakes

by Sandra Svoboda April 29, 2019
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Equity and Environmental Justice, Municipalities, News, Policy, Politics, Protect, Region, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Milwaukee sewage exec has an “audacious” goal to protect Lake Michigan

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now April 19, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Industry, Lake Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Protect, Region, The States, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Will Foxconn’s flip flopping draw scrutiny from Great Lakes region?

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now February 5, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, News, Policy, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Great Lakes mayors and First Nation group at odds with governors on water diversions

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now December 7, 2018November 9, 2025

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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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