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Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Preparing for a Great Lakes oil spill

by Michigan Public August 4, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Featured, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Legislation introduced in Michigan, Ways to reduce your exposure

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now August 1, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science Says What, Science, Technology, Research, Sharon Oosthoek, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Science Says What? Lessons learned from a deliberate dilbit spill

by Sharon Oosthoek July 31, 2023
Posted inFeatured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Refresh, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Workers needed to fulfill America’s infrastructure goals

by Circle of Blue July 26, 2023
Posted inAdvocacy, Climate Change, Detroit, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Flint, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

TED Countdown: Musician Tunde Olaniran from Flint, Michigan on the role of art in the climate crisis

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now July 20, 2023
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

US House budget proposal cuts funds for water system upgrades and polluted communities

by Michigan Public July 20, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: First-to-market PFAS annihilator in Michigan, $42.4 million in claims against Wisconsin city

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now July 20, 2023
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

No contact advisory in place for part of St. Joseph River

by Michigan Public July 12, 2023
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Refresh, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

“It’s a good thing”: Fishflies in Great Lakes region signify healthy water

by Jada Vasser, Great Lakes Now July 11, 2023
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Illinois, Indiana, Lake Erie, Lake St. Clair, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Refresh, Region, Science, Technology, Research, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

What are wetlands for, anyway?

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now July 10, 2023

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  • Why mining in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters matters to Wisconsin
    Wisconsin lawmakers in both chambers of Congress voted on a bill overturning a 20-year mining ban in the area surrounding the Boundary Waters — Republicans voted to overturn the ban, and Democrats to sustain it.
  • Bayer Increased Lobbying Amid Roundup Supreme Court Case
    A new federal lobbying report shows the company spent more in early 2026 as the courts consider whether federal pesticide warning labels can protect companies from state lawsuit claims.
  • As affordability issues surge, is it finally time for offshore wind?
    What is the potential — and challenges — in developing offshore wind today in the Great Lakes?

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