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Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Plastic debris is getting into the Great Lakes, our drinking water, and our food

by Michigan Public May 6, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Chemical Impact: Microplastic pollution more complex than we think, says new research

by Sharon Oosthoek May 4, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inCulture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research

How Microfishing Took the Angling World by (Very Small) Storm

by Hakai Magazine April 21, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research

Drownings Increase: Research shows possible connection between COVID-19 restrictions and Great Lakes drownings

by Andrew Blok April 19, 2021
Posted inClimate, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research

Scientists Concerned About the Bottom of the Food Web in the Great Lakes

by Michigan Public April 15, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Bolder Fish: New study looks at how pandemic antidepressant use might affect freshwater ecosystems

by Sharon Oosthoek April 8, 2021
Posted inClimate, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research

Report: Lake Michigan is ‘running a fever.’ More storms, less fish possible.

by Bridge Michigan April 6, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Salt Levels: The effects of wintertime de-icing linger in Toronto-area rivers in the summer

by Sharon Oosthoek March 25, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research

Early Detection: When it comes to Great Lakes invasives, prevention is the only cure

by Andrew Blok March 24, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Traverse City, Water Quality

Last dam standing: Traverse City fish restoration project on the ropes

by Bridge Michigan March 23, 2021November 9, 2025

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    Nearly half of Great Lakes beachgoers rarely or never check water quality before swimming, according to a new study by researchers at Toronto Metropolitan University.
  • Bad River tribe, groups sue over waterway crossing approvals for Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute
    The Bad River tribe and environmental groups are again suing the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources over decisions that allow work to move forward on Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute at four waterway crossings.
  • Canada celebrates Gordie Howe bridge opening — without Michigan
    Canadian officials celebrated the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, honoring the Detroit Red Wings legend and marking the completion of a project more than two decades in the making.

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