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Posted inAlgae Blooms, Featured, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Wisconsin officials ask the public to report algal blooms in Lake Superior

by Great Lakes Echo September 24, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Latest News, News, PFAS, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear case with broad implications for PFAS cleanup

by Wisconsin Public Radio September 17, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAgriculture, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Wisconsin

Farmers turn to ‘predator-proof’ fences to deter wolves in northern Wisconsin

by Wisconsin Public Radio September 5, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAgriculture, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Region, Wisconsin

How many manure spills is too many? St. Croix County residents scrutinize big farm’s new owner

by Wisconsin Watch August 6, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Latest News, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Former state toxicologist says nitrate drinking water standards are too lax

by Wisconsin Examiner July 30, 2024
Posted inDetroit, Freighters, Guest Article, History and Culture, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks, Wisconsin

Ship doomed on Lake Michigan now moored on National Register of Historic Places

by Great Lakes Echo July 17, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Climate Change, Featured, History and Culture, Kari Lydersen, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Disappointed dogs, sad skiers, frustrated fishermen

by Kari Lydersen May 17, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Indiana, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Pennsylvania, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Key figure in Ohio bribery scandal dead by suicide

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now April 18, 2024
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Guest Article, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Wisconsin

Points North: Not always the apex predator

by Interlochen Public Radio April 1, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, News, PFAS, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Efforts to thwart regulation of PFAS polluters move down parallel tracks

by Wisconsin Watch March 13, 2024

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  • Judge halts some work on Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute in northern Wisconsin
    Bayfield County Judge John Anderson halts work where Enbridge needs more permits to install structures in four waterways.
  • New York Plastics Law Advances Amid Debate Over ‘Chemical Recycling’
    Environmentalists and some state lawmakers say the process does more harm than good. Plastics producers are pushing back.
  • Michigan gets $108M in Monsanto settlement to clean up PCB contamination
    Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced a $108 million settlement with Monsanto Co. over long-term PCB contamination in the state, with the funds directed toward cleanup and restoration of affected natural resources.

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