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Posted inGroundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

New global standards for mine waste won’t prevent dam failures, critics say

by The Narwhal September 1, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inDetroit River, Events and Special Broadcasts, Great Lakes Now Watch Parties, History and Culture, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Watch Party: Microplastics, Macro problems

by GLN Editor August 29, 2020
Posted inDrinking Water, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Water Withdrawals, Wisconsin

Lake Michigan Water Pipeline: Waukesha receives federal loan for water supply project

by Emily Simroth August 27, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, COVID-19, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, News, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Thousands allowed to bypass environmental rules in pandemic

by The Associated Press August 26, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Algae Blooms, Asian Carp, Authors, Drinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Gary Wilson, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Invasive Species, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Michigan’s State of the Great Lakes: Drinking water quality garners spotlight

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now August 26, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Pipeline tunnel supporters, foes clash before Michigan panel

by The Associated Press August 25, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, Natasha Blakely, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Turtles vs. Oil: Great Lakes Now producer talks ecosystems, life on the water and covering the lakes

by Natasha Blakely August 24, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Fish, Birds and Animals, Freighters, History and Culture, Invasive Species, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Offshore Decline: Great Lakes fish populations at risk from low nutrient levels

by Emily Simroth August 21, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, Drinking Water, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Whitmer: $600M Flint water deal a step toward making amends

by The Associated Press August 21, 2020November 9, 2025
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Source: Michigan reaches $600M deal in Flint water crisis

by The Associated Press August 20, 2020

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