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Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Trial begins in lawsuit against engineering firms that advised Flint during water crisis

by Michigan Public March 2, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Budget, Featured, Great Lakes Commission, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, Ohio, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

New national authority for Great Lakes region proposed by Ohio Congresswoman

by Sandra Svoboda March 2, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

What Michigan can do as global report details ‘closing window’ on climate

by Bridge Michigan March 1, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Politics, Protect, Water Quality

Risky Drinking Water Pathogen Has Outsized Effect on Black Americans

by Circle of Blue February 25, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Fish, Birds and Animals, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Indiana, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Ohio, Ontario, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Drinking Water News Roundup: New DNA computer can reveal water contaminants, HydroOne team works on oil spill cleanup

by Maya Sundaresan February 24, 2022
Posted inBudget, Climate Change, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, News, Politics, Protect, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

What Does Building Back Better Look Like?

by Hakai Magazine February 23, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Culture, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Canada’s Maude Barlow chronicles 40 years of activism in new book, “Still Hopeful”

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now February 23, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Line 5’s impact on climate change being reviewed as part of tunnel decision

by Michigan Public February 18, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Scratching the surface: Regional research groups explore winter conditions of Green Bay, Great Lakes

by John McCracken February 18, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Indiana, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Protect, Region, Water Quality

PFAS News Roundup: ‘Forever chemicals’ found in Michigan beef, potential contamination in Pennsylvania deer

by Maya Sundaresan February 17, 2022

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Latest News

  • 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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