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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Habitat Restoration, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Protect, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: The event that saved Humbug Marsh

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now March 6, 2023
Posted inAdvocacy, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Infrastructure, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Detroiters can get another 1,125 gallons of water under discount program

by Great Lakes Echo March 3, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

U.S. Judge: Flint has 5 months to finish long-overdue lead pipe replacement

by Bridge Michigan March 2, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Science Says What? Microplastic pollution — how worried should we be?

by Sharon Oosthoek February 24, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Region, The States, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Hope springs eternal for Michigan legislator who champions drinking water equity

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now February 20, 2023
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Region, Water Quality

Ongoing battle to keep toxic chemicals at bay

by Bridge Michigan February 16, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Michigan, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Plastic manufacturer to clean up contaminants under settlement, EPA unveils new PFAS tools

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now February 15, 2023
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Report: MI and OH must spend hundreds of millions more annually to curb toxic blooms in Lake Erie

by Michigan Public February 14, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAgriculture, Climate, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

New U.S. Climate Law Could Make Midwest Water Contamination Worse

by Circle of Blue February 10, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Region, The States, Water Quality

Right to water: Could 2023 be the year Michigan ends shutoffs?

by Bridge Michigan February 7, 2023

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