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Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Flint, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Michigan Bottlers Still Get Free Water, Despite Governor’s Tough Talk

by ProPublica June 6, 2024
Posted inFeatured, GLNC, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Waves of Change

Waves of Change: Meet activist and We the People of Detroit president Monica Lewis-Patrick

by Great Lakes Now May 29, 2024
Posted inFeatured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

PFAS News Roundup: 3M scientist exposes 50 years of PFAS deceit just as the ‘forever chemicals’ are found in Great Lakes precipitation

by Mia Litzenberg, Great Lakes Now May 23, 2024
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Dams may slow harmful algal blooms in urban lakes, expert says

by Great Lakes Echo May 16, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Chicago, Featured, Gary Wilson, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Illinois, Latest News, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Chicago groups spotlight the city’s water “abundance,” focus on innovation, collaboration as key to its future

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now May 15, 2024
Posted inFeatured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Meet the man who has been cleaning the Rouge River for 35 years

by Planet Detroit May 8, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Children of Flint water crisis make change as young environmental and health activists

by The Associated Press April 25, 2024
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

PFAS News Roundup: PFAS are shown to be unique bipartisan voting concern in Wisconsin

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now April 25, 2024
Posted inFeatured, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Invasive Species, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Finding creative new ways to manage invasive cattails

by Lily Stewart, Great Lakes Now April 19, 2024
Posted inFood, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, PFAS, Recreation and Tourism, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Good news for Michigan smelt season: PFAS levels lower than feared

by Bridge Michigan April 18, 2024

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  • Winter road salt is threatening Lake Simcoe and Ontario watersheds year-round
    Salt used to remove ice from roadways is collecting in Simcoe's watershed — a source of drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people.
  • Great Lakes water levels decline from record highs: What the forecast says
    Over the next six months, the Army Corps predicts water levels will stay below long-term averages on all Great Lakes, except possibly Lake Ontario.
  • Shipwreck hunter discovers sunken 150-year-old luxury liner off the coast of Wisconsin
    The Great Lakes are seeing a "golden age" of shipwreck discoveries, says Wisconsin maritime historian.

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