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AuthorsForever Chemicals FeaturedGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsNewsPFASPFAS News RoundupWater Quality and Restoration EffortsPFAS Roundup: EPA adds 12 more versions of PFAS to freshwater fish monitoring while federal farm bills focus on “forever chemicals”
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in the Great Lakes region.
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AuthorsDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDetroit legislator takes the long view on Michigan’s water affordability struggles
-“There are people counting on us to get this done,” says Senator Stephanie Chang in a Great Lakes Now interview.
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Equity and Environmental JusticeHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeTribal Governments and First NationsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsSeneca Nation Sues City for More than 450,000 Gallons of Wastewater Overflow
-The Seneca Nation of western New York officially filed a Notice of a Claim against the City of Olean after its city’s wastewater treatment plant overflowed into the Nation’s waterways for the second time this year.
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AuthorsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsNewsPFASPFAS News RoundupWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
PFAS News Roundup: End of Chevron deference may intensify drinking water contamination by further delaying PFAS cleanup, experts warn
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in the Great Lakes region.
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A cleaner Cuyahoga River faces a growing threat from stormwater runoff
-As work continues to alleviate the impact of pollution on the Cuyahoga River, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District is beginning to tackle the emerging threat from stormwater runoff.
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Drinking WaterFeature HomepageFlintLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan Bottlers Still Get Free Water, Despite Governor’s Tough Talk
-Tough talk followed a public outcry six years ago, but the push for policy reforms and monetary compensation has petered out.
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Feature HomepageGLNCLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWaves of ChangeWaves of Change: Meet activist and We the People of Detroit president Monica Lewis-Patrick
-Waves of Change is an online interview series highlighting the diverse faces and perspectives shaping the environmental justice movement throughout the Great Lakes region.
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Feature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsNewsPFASPFAS News RoundupWater Quality and Restoration EffortsPFAS News Roundup: 3M scientist exposes 50 years of PFAS deceit just as the ‘forever chemicals’ are found in Great Lakes precipitation
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in the Great Lakes region.
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Dams may slow harmful algal blooms in urban lakes, expert says
-Like clockwork, Michigan’s Ford Lake and its downstream neighbor, Belleville Lake, turn bright green every summer due to harmful algal blooms.
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AuthorsChicagoFeature HomepageGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIllinoisLatest NewsNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsChicago groups spotlight the city’s water “abundance,” focus on innovation, collaboration as key to its future
-“Innovation is integral to delivering on all of our water priorities,” says top executive. What about conservation?
