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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

PFAS is a widespread problem. The solution needs to come from widespread sources

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now April 12, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inBudget, Climate, Featured, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Ontario, Policy, Politics, Quebec, Region, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Easier Ride for Fossils, But $9.1B in Climate Funding as Ottawa Releases 2030 Plan

by The Energy Mix April 6, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Industry, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Protect, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Historic Great Lakes agreement reaches golden anniversary

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now April 4, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Culture, Featured, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Meet the person making Great Lakes ice popular on TikTok

by Natasha Blakely April 1, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Energy, Energy News Roundup, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Energy News Roundup: Weatherization money going to states for low-income homes, misinformation derails energy projects

by Natasha Blakely April 1, 2022
Posted inClimate, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Report: Climate change threatens these 29 Michigan chemical sites

by Bridge Michigan March 31, 2022
Posted inCommercial Fishing, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Food, Forever Chemicals Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Small portions: Michigan puts PFAS advisory on Lake Superior rainbow smelt

by Bridge Michigan March 31, 2022
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Invasive Species, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

The pandemic that closed the U.S./Canadian border to people may have opened it to the invasive sea lamprey

by Great Lakes Echo March 30, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate, Culture, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Illinois, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Municipalities, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Chicago educator empowers students to make climate connections in their own communities

by Energy News Network March 25, 2022
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Infrastructure, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Protect, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

5 Reasons to Love (and Protect) Freshwater Mussels

by The Revelator March 24, 2022November 9, 2025

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