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Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Energy, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Infrastructure, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Region, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Dispute between two Waukeshas over Lake Michigan diversion, Ontario infrastructure grants

by Grace Dempsey February 12, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, PFAS, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Minnesota sets new PFAS blueprint, Biden EPA dumps PFAS assessment over ‘political interference’

by Natasha Blakely February 12, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Feature Detroit, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

GLWA, DWSD and Oakland County working together to reduce overflows into Rouge River

by Michigan Public February 11, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Excited about Biden: Detroit advocate hopeful on environmental justice progress after decades of inertia

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now February 9, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Politics, Water Quality

EPA Nominee Regan Touts Collaboration during Senate Confirmation Hearing

by Circle of Blue February 8, 2021
Posted inClimate, Drinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Should future plans for Line 5 consider climate change?

by Michigan Public February 7, 2021
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

U.S., Canadian researchers conduct binational birds conservation research

by Great Lakes Echo February 5, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

Task force delays report recommending changes to Michigan dam safety regulations

by Michigan Public February 5, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Water Quality

‘Mass Aging’ of Dams a Global Safety and Financial Risk, UN Report Says

by Circle of Blue February 4, 2021
Posted inClimate, Culture, Drinking Water, Fish, Birds and Animals, Freighters, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Michigan is on thin ice. Get used to it, climate experts say.

by Bridge Michigan February 2, 2021November 9, 2025

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