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Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forever Chemicals Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Lakes Michigan and Huron join list of lakes with PFAS-tainted smelt

by Bridge Michigan February 2, 2023
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Climate Change, Guest Article, Lake Erie, Lake Erie-EPA, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Lake Erie algae in 2022 worse than predicted; it plateaued rather than peaked

by Great Lakes Echo February 1, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forever Chemicals Featured, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: PFAS compounds in local fish are 280 times higher than those sold in stores, researchers find

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now January 31, 2023
Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, The States, Water Quality

Michigan plastics company forced to probe PFAS contamination, cover costs

by Bridge Michigan January 30, 2023
Posted inAdvocacy, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Refresh, Region, The States, Water Quality

Road Salt, A Stealthy Pollutant, Is Damaging Michigan Waters

by Circle of Blue January 27, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Drinking Water, Featured, Gary Wilson, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Book chronicles human, water connection from nomadic to modern times

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now January 25, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, Climate Change, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Science, Technology & Research, The States, Water Quality

Multi-state group prepares Great Lakes basin for effects of climate change

by Michigan Public January 19, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: ‘Forever chemicals’ in Lake Michigan

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now January 17, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Illinois, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, PFAS, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: New requirements taking effect in 2023 to protect consumers from ‘forever chemicals’

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now January 17, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

I Speak for the Fish: And the survey says…

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now January 16, 2023November 8, 2025

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