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Posted inFood, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, PFAS, Recreation and Tourism, Water Quality

Good news for Michigan smelt season: PFAS levels lower than feared

by Bridge Michigan April 18, 2024
Posted inFeatured, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Ghostly Grey Specters

by Andrew Reeves April 12, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

PFAS News Roundup: Landmark EPA decision implements first nation-wide PFAS limit in drinking water

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now April 11, 2024
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

‘You start with us’: Conservation authority head has parting message for Ontario government

by The Narwhal April 2, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Featured, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Saving the Conservation Crescent

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now April 1, 2024
Posted inFeatured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Through a Glass Darkly

by Sean Ericson, Great Lakes Now March 29, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Water Quality

PFAS News Roundup: MIT chemists designed a sensor that detects PFAS

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now March 26, 2024
Posted inFeatured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Ontario weakens watershed protections (again) as natural resources minister gets new powers

by The Narwhal March 26, 2024
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Algae Blooms, Invasive Species, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

From the Ice Age to Now: A Lake Erie timeline

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now March 22, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, News, Politics, Water Quality

Judge holds Flint in contempt for continued lead pipe replacement delays

by Bridge Michigan March 14, 2024

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