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Category: PFAS

Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Veteran Great Lakes advocate cautions on prioritizing economic development over protecting the environment

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now February 18, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Latest News, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

New York’s proposed PFAS legislation and other Great Lakes states latest efforts to combat ‘forever chemicals’

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now February 12, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News, PFAS, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Wisconsin is still sitting on $125 million for PFAS cleanup

by Wisconsin Watch February 10, 2025
Posted inLatest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, PFAS, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

CDC awards biomonitoring grants to Great Lakes states, future funding unclear

by Great Lakes Echo February 7, 2025
Posted inIndustry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Blue Tech challenge aims at gathering business solutions to Great Lakes problems

by Interlochen Public Radio February 5, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Latest News, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Study shows smartwatch wristbands contain PFAS, while EPA tracks nine versions of ‘forever chemicals’

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now January 15, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Latest News, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

PFAS Roundup: Minnesota votes to continue conservation and PFAS cleanup, Indiana ends firefighter foam collection program

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now November 14, 2024
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, PFAS, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Students at Michigan State and Wisconsin win EPA funding for environmental health innovations

by Great Lakes Echo November 5, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Up to 3.2M in Michigan may be getting water from PFAS-tainted aquifers

by Bridge Michigan October 30, 2024
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Latest News, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

PFAS Roundup: Vice President Harris supports Michigan-led plan to provide medical care for military victims of PFAS

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now October 24, 2024

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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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