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Posted inCommercial Fishing, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, The Catch, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Whitefish recruitment

by Great Lakes Now August 8, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Michigan PFAS activists urge bolder action at fed hearing in East Lansing

by Bridge Michigan August 8, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Indiana, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, PFAS, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Lead levels increase in Flint water, businesses sued over water contamination concerns

by Tynnetta Harris, Great Lakes Now August 5, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Anger, uncertainty and a race for answers in Huron River chromium spill

by Bridge Michigan August 4, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, The States, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

State lawmakers consider taking away local authority to issue gravel mining permits

by Michigan Public August 2, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit, Detroit River, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Habitat Restoration, John Hartig, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, St. Clair River, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Students help save sturgeon

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now August 1, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: “Forever chemicals” in drinking water, common PFAS questions answered

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now July 29, 2022
Posted inClimate Change, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

More Canada geese — and their poop — make Michigan home. Blame the heat.

by Bridge Michigan July 28, 2022
Posted inAgriculture, Algae Blooms, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Will Michigan farmers voluntarily help reduce phosphorus loading into Lake Erie?

by Michigan Public July 26, 2022November 9, 2025
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To reduce harmful algal blooms and dead zones, the US needs a national strategy for regulating farm pollution

by The Conversation July 22, 2022May 26, 2026

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  • This northern Michigan program hopes to cultivate the next generation of farmers
    “Nobody gets into farming for sane reasons, other than the sanity of knowing where your food comes from and just general health,” said one student at the Great Lakes Incubator Farm, which teaches people how to work in agriculture.
  • Great Lakes shipping lost third of season to ‘inadequate icebreaking’
    The Lake Carriers Association said in a report that it lost 82 shipping days this year because the US Coast Guard failed to break enough ice. Despite repeated attempts, Congress hasn’t invested in a new icebreaker for the Great Lakes.
  • Whitefish waning. Should Michigan have commercial trout, walleye catches?
    Bills under consideration in the House aim to expand commercial access to walleye and trout as whitefish catch rates plummet. Recreational fishing advocates and state fishing regulators object.

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