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Posted inAP, Article, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

PFAS chemicals found in a third of water samples, state says

by The Associated Press June 4, 2021
Posted inAgriculture, Algae Blooms, Drinking Water, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Tapped Out: Power, justice and water in the West

by GLN Editor May 24, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inBudget, Drinking Water, Feature Milwaukee, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, Milwaukee, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Congress’s Stealth Water Infrastructure Deal

by Circle of Blue May 21, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rachel Duckett, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: 3M sues Michigan, hackers infiltrate Pennsylvania water systems, millions invested in Illinois and Ohio

by Rachel Duckett May 20, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Gary Wilson, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Environmental Justice: Michigan’s goal is to be a national leader

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now May 17, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Water Withdrawals, Wisconsin

Great Lakes Water Diversions Could Be More Numerous

by Circle of Blue May 11, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

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, Authors, Drinking Water, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Guest Article, Latest News, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting, News, PFAS, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

‘The middle of a massive contamination’: Residents of Wisconsin region struggle with aftereffects of dangerous ‘forever chemicals’

by Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting May 4, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Sharon Oosthoek, Toronto, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, 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 inClimate Change, Drinking Water, Earth Week, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Minnesota, New York, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

17 Young People on the Moment the Climate Crisis Became Real to Them

by Teen Vogue April 26, 2021November 9, 2025

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