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Posted inBudget, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Municipalities, News, PFAS, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, The States, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Water's True Cost

Water woes loom for Michigan suburbs, towns after decades of disinvestment

by Bridge Michigan May 3, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, Budget, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, The States, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Water's True Cost

Many Rural Towns Have Neglected Drinking Water Systems for Decades

by Michigan Public May 3, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, John Hartig, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Toronto, Tourism, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Similarities between the Don and Rouge rivers, and one big difference

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now May 2, 2022
Posted inDetroit, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, The States, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Water's True Cost

After Decades of Neglect, Bill Coming Due for Michigan’s Water Infrastructure

by Circle of Blue May 2, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Infrastructure, Municipalities, Natasha Blakely, New York, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: PFAS in face masks, McDonald’s and Burger King sued for PFAS in packaging

by Natasha Blakely April 29, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit River, Fish, Birds and Animals, Habitat Restoration, John Hartig, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Ontario, Protect, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

River otters return to the Detroit River

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now April 29, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Events and Special Broadcasts, Great Lakes Now Events and Road/River Shows, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Water's True Cost

Great Lakes News Collaborative examines Water’s True Cost

by GLN Editor April 27, 2022
Posted inGuest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Municipalities, News, Ontario, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, The Provinces, Toronto, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

What’s missing from Doug Ford’s proposed expansion of the Ontario Greenbelt

by The Narwhal April 27, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Events and Special Broadcasts, Featured, Great Lakes Now Events and Road/River Shows, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Water's True Cost, Water's True Costs Events

Join the Conversations: Events on “Water’s True Cost” will answer your questions about water infrastructure

by GLN Editor April 25, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Indiana, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Northern Indiana residents doubt outcome of coal ash cleanup

by Indiana Environmental Reporter April 25, 2022November 9, 2025

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    “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.
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    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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