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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Habitat Restoration, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Science Says What? What’s up with dissolved organic carbon (AKA why is my local stream murky?)

by Sharon Oosthoek April 27, 2023
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

Forest to MI Faucet: Using trees to keep water sources pristine

by Michigan Public April 26, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

Michigan brine brouhaha: Proposed limits for unpaved roads prompt dustup

by Bridge Michigan April 25, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Illinois, Indiana, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Mapping the Great Lakes: Flood risk

by Alex Hill April 24, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAgriculture, Climate, Drinking Water, Energy, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

U.S. Counts on “Climate-Smart” Farms to Slow Global Warming

by Circle of Blue April 20, 2023
Posted inClimate, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Climate change could spell catastrophe for Detroit’s older homes

by Jonathan Shead April 18, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, Ohio, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

A deep dive into disposing waste from East Palestine’s derailment

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now April 14, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Climate, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Former U.N. adviser warns on water futures trading, elevates water crisis to level of climate

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now April 12, 2023
Posted inFeatured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Water Quality

Michigan’s Magnet Man attracts river trash

by Great Lakes Echo April 11, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inClimate, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Weathering the floods: Detroit neighborhood faces uncertain future due to climate change

by Jonathan Shead April 7, 2023

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    Nearly half of Great Lakes beachgoers rarely or never check water quality before swimming, according to a new study by researchers at Toronto Metropolitan University.
  • Bad River tribe, groups sue over waterway crossing approvals for Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute
    The Bad River tribe and environmental groups are again suing the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources over decisions that allow work to move forward on Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute at four waterway crossings.
  • Canada celebrates Gordie Howe bridge opening — without Michigan
    Canadian officials celebrated the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, honoring the Detroit Red Wings legend and marking the completion of a project more than two decades in the making.

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