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Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

In Trump Administration’s Final-Days Deregulatory Push, Army Corps Reduces Stream Protections

by Circle of Blue January 12, 2021
Posted inAgriculture, Guest Article, Habitat Restoration, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

European Colonists Dramatically Increased North American Erosion Rates

by Eos January 12, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

U.S. Justice Dept: Flint company owner dumped millions of gallons of untreated leachate in sewer

by Michigan Public January 11, 2021
Posted inBudget, Drinking Water, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Years After Flint Water Crisis, Lead Lingers in School Buildings Across the Nation

by Circle of Blue January 7, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Demands for change, requests for information pertaining to Flint water settlement

by Flint Beat January 5, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Climate Change, COVID-19, Drinking Water, Freighters, Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now's Year-End Posts, History and Culture, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

2020 in Review: Climate change, COVID-19 and Michigan’s governor

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now January 1, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

“I can sum it up in one word, and that is: nightmare.” 10 years after massive oil spill in Michigan

by Michigan Public December 29, 2020
Posted inDrinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, News, PFAS, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Nonstick pans often don’t note they use PFAS

by Michigan Public December 29, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAgriculture, Algae Blooms, Climate Change, COVID-19, Drinking Water, Fatbergs, Great Lakes Now's Year-End Posts, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

On the Pulse: I’ve Got One Word For You, 2020

by Rob Green December 29, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Algae Blooms, Authors, Climate Change, Drinking Water, Great Lakes Now's Year-End Posts, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Region, Sandra Svoboda, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

2020 Vision: Great Lakes Now year in review predicts 2021

by Sandra Svoboda December 28, 2020November 9, 2025

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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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