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Posted inFeatured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Region, The States, Water Quality

As septic pollution roils Higgins Lake, Michigan lawmakers consider reform

by Bridge Michigan October 3, 2022
Posted inForever Chemicals Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Politics, Region, The States, Water Quality

Dana Nessel sues former west Michigan company over PFAS, other pollution

by Bridge Michigan September 29, 2022
Posted inAgriculture, Algae Blooms, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Remedies for Harmful Algal Blooms Are Available in Law and Practice

by Circle of Blue September 27, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, Agriculture, Algae Blooms, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Protect, Region, The States, Water Quality

Powerful Industry’s Torrent of Manure Overwhelms State Regulators

by Circle of Blue September 22, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inLake Huron, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Sinkhole Science and other underwater research

by GLN Editor September 21, 2022
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Climate, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Lake Erie, News, Ohio, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Lake Erie’s Failed Algae Strategy Hurts Poor Communities the Most

by Circle of Blue September 20, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Illinois, Latest News, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: “Forever chemicals” concern on the rise, how to reduce exposure

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now September 20, 2022
Posted inClimate, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

America’s summer of floods: What cities can learn from today’s climate crises to prepare for tomorrow’s

by The Conversation September 16, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAgriculture, Algae Blooms, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indiana, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

In A Year of Water Quality Reckoning, National Imperative is Impeded

by Circle of Blue September 15, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Featured, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Testing the waters: How groups monitor toxic algae in the absence of state testing

by Wisconsin Watch September 15, 2022November 9, 2025

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