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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
Posted inAgriculture, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Minnesota Tribe Sets Enforceable Rules To Safeguard Wild Rice and Water Supply

by Circle of Blue August 30, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Featured, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: PFAS likely present in all major water supplies, Court rules against restrictions on PFAS in Michigan

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now August 29, 2023
Posted inEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Traverse City, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

‘Solar grazing’ is a way for farmers and solar companies to use land. But there are challenges

by Interlochen Public Radio August 28, 2023
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Pentagon to address PFAS at Wurtsmith base near Oscoda

by Bridge Michigan August 23, 2023
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Climate Change, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Toxins from cyanobacterial blooms can be airborne, but the threat to public health is unclear

by Michigan Public August 23, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Scientists are learning just how complicated it will be to reduce toxic blooms in Lake Erie

by Michigan Public August 22, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Sharon Oosthoek, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes microplastics concentrations exceed safe levels for wildlife

by Sharon Oosthoek August 21, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Clermont County village files lawsuit over forever chemicals, home testing kits debut in Chicago

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now August 15, 2023
Posted inChicago, Climate Change, Detroit, Guest Article, Illinois, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Milwaukee, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Inundation and Injustice: Flooding presents a formidable threat to the Great Lakes region

by Ensia August 11, 2023November 8, 2025

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    Salt used to remove ice from roadways is collecting in Simcoe's watershed — a source of drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people.
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    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.
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    The Great Lakes are seeing a "golden age" of shipwreck discoveries, says Wisconsin maritime historian.

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