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Posted inDrinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, News, PFAS, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Dealing with the soup of chemicals that can get into your drinking water

by Michigan Public July 6, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Agriculture, Algae Blooms, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Good News for Lake Erie: 2021 algal bloom severity forecast is a low 3

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now July 2, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Biden talks PFAS in Wisconsin, watchdog asks Pentagon for future expenses, PFAS Action Act clears committee

by Noah Bock July 1, 2021
Posted inClimate Change, Feature Detroit, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Detroit Flooding Previews Risks from a Warming Climate

by Circle of Blue July 1, 2021
Posted inBudget, Drinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Detroit-area floods mean sewage backups. Fed dollars won’t fix issue soon.

by Bridge Michigan June 29, 2021
Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Illinois, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

In Chicago, Flooding Overwhelmingly Strikes Communities of Color

by Circle of Blue June 29, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Drinking Water Roundup: Lead pipes in Illinois and Minnesota, rare one-person grand jury used in Flint water criminal case, increased Line 3 pumping

by Rachel Duckett June 25, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Illinois, Indiana, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Citizen Science Opportunities: How can you get involved in scientific research?

by Noah Bock June 24, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Plastic Impact: Canada launches multi-year study of microplastics in water and soil

by Sharon Oosthoek June 22, 2021
Posted inBudget, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Should taxpayers foot the bill for restoring the Midland dams?

by Bridge Michigan June 18, 2021November 9, 2025

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    Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.
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    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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