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Posted inIndustry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

PFAS News Roundup: ‘Forever chemicals’ in fish, building a better response to PFAS contamination

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now January 16, 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 inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Gary Wilson, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

New EPA Great Lakes executive warns on “moon shot” cleanup goal for toxic sites

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now December 21, 2023
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

PFAS experts gather to address growing chemical crisis

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now December 19, 2023
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Can Michigan reduce phosphorus pollution getting into Lake Erie by 40 percent?

by Michigan Public December 19, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, Chicago, Detroit, Featured, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Flooding drives millions to move as climate migration patterns emerge

by The Associated Press December 19, 2023
Posted inAgriculture, Algae Blooms, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Michigan farm czar: Our fight against Lake Erie pollution isn’t working

by Bridge Michigan December 15, 2023
Posted inAlgae Blooms, GLNC, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

WATCH: Ontario’s greenhouse sector with The Narwhal

by Great Lakes Now December 14, 2023
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Lake Erie is full of algae again. Southwestern Ontario’s exploding greenhouse sector won’t help

by The Narwhal December 12, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Feature Milwaukee, Featured, Gary Wilson, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Milwaukee, News, Refresh, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Wisconsin agency’s expanded mission led to record $450 million investment in Milwaukee waterways

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now November 9, 2023November 8, 2025

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    Trump administration officials say the restructuring will bring the agency closer to communities they serve.
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    The federal government announced a new $144 million program to study microplastics and the risks they pose to human health. But some environmental groups say the action isn't aggressive enough.

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