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Posted inIndustry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Blue Tech challenge aims at gathering business solutions to Great Lakes problems

by Interlochen Public Radio February 5, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit, Featured, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Habitat Restoration, Infrastructure, John Hartig, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Connecting people to nature through The Great Lakes Way

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now January 6, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, PFAS, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Students at Michigan State and Wisconsin win EPA funding for environmental health innovations

by Great Lakes Echo November 5, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

How northern Michiganders can help people affected by hurricanes

by Interlochen Public Radio October 16, 2024
Posted inDrinking Water, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

A decade after Flint, feds require nationwide lead pipe removal

by Bridge Michigan October 8, 2024
Posted inBudget, Featured, Illinois, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Midwest States Struggle to Fund Dam Safety Projects, Even as Federal Aid Hits Historic Highs

by Inside Climate News October 4, 2024
Posted inFeatured, Infrastructure, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

You can’t stop the lake

by Astrid Code January 30, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Featured, Habitat Restoration, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Elk Rapids wants to help its shoreline through new state Climate Corps program

by Interlochen Public Radio January 17, 2024
Posted inBooks, Authors, Art and Music, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Lead, Featured, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, History and Culture, Infrastructure, Interview, Latest News, Lead, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Great Lakes Now sits down with director of Flint water crisis film “Lead and Copper”

by Great Lakes Now December 22, 2023
Posted inChicago, Drinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Illinois, Infrastructure, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Chicago Suburbs, Running Out of Water, Will Tap Lake Michigan

by Circle of Blue September 6, 2023November 8, 2025

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Latest News

  • Setting Fires On Purpose to Cut Risk of Catastrophic Wildfires
    A centuries-old tool for safety is reducing wildfire risk, while helping to protect pristine inland lakes.
  • When Forests Burn, Lakes Suffer
    Severe fires can damage soils, increase runoff, and degrade water quality in remote watersheds.
  • Pennsylvania Activists Urge Lawmakers to Help Curb Soaring Electric Bills
    Despite skyrocketing demand driven by data center development, the industry says it is not the cause of increasing costs for consumers.

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