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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Gary Wilson, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Big Convener: Watershed councils provide critical support across municipal boundaries

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now June 10, 2021
Posted inAgriculture, Climate Change, Detroit, Drinking Water, Feature Detroit, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Michigan’s climate-ready future: wetland parks, less cement, roomy shores

by Bridge Michigan June 10, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Equity and Environmental Justice, Habitat Restoration, John Hartig, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: The US-Canada ecosystem-focused approach to restoration

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now June 7, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Climate Change, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Habitat Restoration, James Proffitt, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, Ohio, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Habitat Focus: To help the birds, nonprofit organization looks to Great Lakes habitats

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now June 7, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Featured, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rachel Duckett, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Illinois community on bottled water for 2 years, Ohio bill hurting streams, infrastructure investments

by Rachel Duckett June 4, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Companies hid dangers from FDA, professor documents stories, study shows high levels in fertilizer

by Noah Bock June 4, 2021
Posted inAgriculture, Algae Blooms, Drinking Water, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Tapped Out: Power, justice and water in the West

by GLN Editor May 24, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inBudget, Drinking Water, Feature Milwaukee, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, Milwaukee, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Congress’s Stealth Water Infrastructure Deal

by Circle of Blue May 21, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rachel Duckett, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: 3M sues Michigan, hackers infiltrate Pennsylvania water systems, millions invested in Illinois and Ohio

by Rachel Duckett May 20, 2021
Posted inClimate Change, Detroit, Feature Detroit, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Indiana, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Green Infrastructure: Cities around the Great Lakes plan for a changing future

by Andrew Blok May 18, 2021November 9, 2025

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    By Keerti Gopal, Inside Climate News This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate,… Read more: In a Years-Long Fight, the Illinois Environmental Justice Movement Gets a Win
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    University of Michigan researchers will test a prototype this week as part of an ongoing effort to improve electricity reliability for residents.

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