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Category: Drinking Water

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Equity and Environmental Justice, Industry, Michigan, News, PFAS, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do

Superfund Sites: New Detroit River site added for threats of PCB, metal, cyanide contamination

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now June 11, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, News, Policy, Politics, Protect, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals, Who We Are and What We Do

Sustainable Brands Day 4: It ended with a dance performance

by Natasha Blakely June 10, 2019
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Equity and Environmental Justice, Events and Special Broadcasts, Industry, News, Policy, Politics, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Sustainable Brands Day 2: Great Lakes Now takes a look at the plastic problem

by Natasha Blakely June 5, 2019
Posted inBooks, Authors, Art and Music, Culture, Drinking Water, Michigan, News, Protect, Region, Water Quality

Art and Water: Wyandotte art exhibit focuses on water activism and Indigenous American artwork

by Ian Wendrow May 29, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Budget, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Illinois, Industry, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

‘Water is a Basic Right’: New Chicago mayor’s transition team addresses water issues, Great Lakes and recommends proactivity

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now May 24, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, PFAS, Water Quality

GLN Answers: How Do I Know If My Drinking Water Is Safe? and Other Audience Questions

by Sandra Svoboda April 29, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Agriculture, Drinking Water, Food, Industry, Lake Erie, News, Ohio, Policy, Politics, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Video, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Farming and the Future

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now April 4, 2019
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Budget, Drinking Water, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Forever Chemicals Featured, Great Lakes Commission, Industry, News, PFAS, Policy, Politics, Protect, Region, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Paying for PFAS: Great Lakes states grapple with costs of clean up

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now March 25, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, News, PFAS, Water Quality

PFAS in the Headlines

by Sandra Svoboda March 20, 2019
Posted inDrinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, News, PFAS, Water Quality

Great Lakes States, U.S. EPA grapple with “Forever Chemicals”

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now March 20, 2019November 9, 2025

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