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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Flint, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, The States, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Substantive change will require a ‘massive culture shift’ in federal, state and local agencies

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now March 18, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Fish, Birds and Animals, Infrastructure, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Ontario, Policy, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

New Ontario watercraft regulations fight invasive species

by Great Lakes Echo March 17, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Groundwater Contamination, Indiana, Latest News, Lead, News, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Indiana University study links lead exposure to juvenile delinquency

by Indiana Environmental Reporter March 16, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Drinking Water News Roundup: Illinois Well Inspections, New York Water Funding

by Natasha Blakely March 15, 2022
Posted inAsian Carp, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

With new invasive carp money, the Great Lakes learns from past invasions

by Bridge Michigan March 14, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inCulture, Featured, Freighters, Indiana, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Region, Shipping and Ports, Water Quality

The 2022 Great Lakes shipping season sets sail after COVID-19 hurdles

by Maya Sundaresan March 10, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Water Quality

Legislation to be introduced to restrict water withdrawals for bottled water and increase protections for groundwater

by Michigan Public March 8, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Benton Harbor residents should keep drinking bottled water, but EPA says filters work on lead

by Michigan Public March 7, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Policy, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Wisconsin board passes weakened state standards, stream trout contaminated

by Natasha Blakely March 3, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Algae Blooms, Climate Change, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Protect, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Lake heatwaves driven by human-caused climate change

by Brian Owens, Great Lakes Now March 3, 2022

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  • Line 5 tunnel in Michigan clears major permitting hurdle, in blow to opposition
    Despite "adverse" impacts on ecological and tribal resources, state regulators said it's better than an oil spill in the Great Lakes.
  • Air quality alerts issued for northern Michigan as wildfire smoke blankets region
    Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.
  • The AI Boom Is Prolonging Indiana’s Fossil Fuel Era, With Hidden Costs for Water
    Gas turbines and an old coal plant are expected to consume nearly 7 billion gallons of water annually in service of a new Amazon data center.

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