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Posted inDrinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: “Forever chemicals” in drinking water, common PFAS questions answered

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now July 29, 2022
Posted inClimate, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

More Canada geese — and their poop — make Michigan home. Blame the heat.

by Bridge Michigan July 28, 2022
Posted inAgriculture, Algae Blooms, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Region, Water Quality

Will Michigan farmers voluntarily help reduce phosphorus loading into Lake Erie?

by Michigan Public July 26, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: 8 million Illinoisans get drinking water, backup reservoir used in Indiana, Gov. Whitmer awards clean water grants

by Tynnetta Harris, Great Lakes Now July 21, 2022
Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Habitat Restoration, Industry, Lake Superior, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Waterfront Development

On Isle Royale, fate of summer cabins pits nature against family history

by Bridge Michigan July 20, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, The States, Water Quality

EPA Warns of Health Problems When PFAS Levels in Drinking Water Are Inconceivably Tiny

by Circle of Blue July 19, 2022
Posted inAdvocacy, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Policy, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Research and policy aiming to help eradicate “forever chemicals”

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now July 19, 2022
Posted inClimate, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Regulators: No Enbridge Line 5 tunnel decision without more safety info

by Bridge Michigan July 18, 2022
Posted inBlue Economy, Climate, Energy, Energy News Roundup, Equity and Environmental Justice, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, Policy, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The Provinces, The States, Water Quality

Energy News Roundup: Green jobs, solar farms and the value of trees

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now July 15, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indiana, Industry, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, Ontario, Quebec, Region, Shipping and Ports, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do

Industries and public water supplies top list of main consumers of Great Lakes water

by John McCracken July 14, 2022November 9, 2025

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