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Posted inBlue Economy, Drinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, The Blue Economy, Water Quality

Water determines Great Lakes region’s economic future

by Brett Walton, Circle of Blue May 12, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Drinking Water, Guest Article, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Millions of People Depend on the Great Lakes’ Water Supply. Trump Decimated the Lab Protecting It.

by ProPublica May 6, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Chequamegon Bay Superfund site: History, environmental impact and its importance to Indigenous communities

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now April 28, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Latest News, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

EPA nixes PFAS grants, teases new strategy

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now April 24, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inInvasive Species, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Can these invasive reeds be stopped?

by Great Lakes Now April 22, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Habitat Restoration, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Work

Could the Great Lakes lose billions in restoration funding?

by Great Lakes Now April 8, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

One world, two Great Lakes

by Brian Owens, Great Lakes Now March 21, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Latest News, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Cancer-causing PFAS to be added to Canada’s toxic substance list

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now March 12, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

What a recent Supreme Court ruling could mean for the future of the Clean Water Act

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now March 7, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit, Detroit River, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, John Hartig, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Detroit River common terns under threat

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now March 3, 2025November 7, 2025

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    The Wisconsin Department of Justice announced a $275,000 settlement Thursday with energy firm Enbridge for alleged violations of the state’s spills law over a 2019 spill in Jefferson County.
  • Scientists have a new tool in the fight against toxic algal blooms: buoys
    University of Toledo researchers have developed a system of buoys that slowly release algaecide into the surrounding water.
  • In a Years-Long Fight, the Illinois Environmental Justice Movement Gets a Win
    A bill, newly passed by legislators, will expand the state’s capacity to enforce limits on health-harming emissions in overburdened communities.

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