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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Science Says What? Microplastic pollution — how worried should we be?

by Sharon Oosthoek February 24, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Solid hatches continue for walleye, but yellow perch are struggling

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now February 22, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAgriculture, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Industry, Invasive Species, News, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology & Research, The Catch

Freshwater jellyfish

by Great Lakes Now February 20, 2023
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Report: MI and OH must spend hundreds of millions more annually to curb toxic blooms in Lake Erie

by Michigan Public February 14, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Protect, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Sturgeon, Who We Are and What We Do

Lake sturgeon added to endangered list, but things are looking up

by Brian Owens, Great Lakes Now February 13, 2023
Posted inAgriculture, Climate Change, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

New U.S. Climate Law Could Make Midwest Water Contamination Worse

by Circle of Blue February 10, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Citizen Science, Culture, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: A community science survey

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now February 6, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate Change, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Smart sewers relieve stress on systems and wastewater officials, saving energy and funds

by Kari Lydersen February 3, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forever Chemicals Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Lakes Michigan and Huron join list of lakes with PFAS-tainted smelt

by Bridge Michigan February 2, 2023
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Climate Change, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Lake Erie algae in 2022 worse than predicted; it plateaued rather than peaked

by Great Lakes Echo February 1, 2023November 8, 2025

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  • Former EPA staffer from Wisconsin sues after he was fired for signing letter of dissent
    Internal EPA records show agency staff found no ethics concerns and advised against firings.
  • North Bay’s PFAS problem: 5 things to know about a ‘forever chemicals’ hotspot in Ontario
    In a small northern city, citizens have launched a class-action lawsuit over decades-old PFAS pollution. The city and federal government, meanwhile, are working on a $122-million clean-up.
  • Enbridge to Pay $275K Settlement for 2019 Wisconsin Spill After DOJ Action
    The Wisconsin Department of Justice announced a $275,000 settlement Thursday with energy firm Enbridge for alleged violations of the state’s spills law over a 2019 spill in Jefferson County.

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