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Posted inAlgae Blooms, Featured, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

New technology provides hope for the Great Lakes’ polluted waters

by Great Lakes Echo November 1, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, The States, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Upper Peninsula industrial fire raises “forever chemical” concerns, PFAS medical monitoring programs to begin in New York

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now November 1, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Asian Carp, Books, Art and Music, Climate, Culture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Illinois, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes, Chicago River and Asian carp in the spotlight in Elizabeth Kolbert’s “Under a White Sky”

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now October 19, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

I Speak for the Fish: Water snakes are spooktacular

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now October 17, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Latest News, News, Protect, Science, Technology & Research, The Catch

Why lightning bug population is dimming

by Great Lakes Now October 14, 2022
Posted inBudget, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Wisconsin

How to steer money for drinking water and sewer upgrades to the communities that need it most

by The Conversation October 11, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAgriculture, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: High levels of “forever chemicals” found in pesticides, artificial turf

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now October 4, 2022
Posted inCulture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Freighters, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, News, Ontario, Quiz, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Finders, Keepers: The Great Lakes Now Episode Quiz

by Anna Sysling, Great Lakes Now September 30, 2022
Posted inAgriculture, Algae Blooms, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Remedies for Harmful Algal Blooms Are Available in Law and Practice

by Circle of Blue September 27, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Illinois, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Shipwrecks, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Underwater discoveries await

by Alex Hill September 26, 2022November 9, 2025

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    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.

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