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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Detroit River, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, 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
Posted inCulture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Water Quality

How do you heal a sacred lake?

by Great Lakes Now February 27, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News, Politics, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Will JD Vance save the Great Lakes from Trump?

by Grist February 20, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inFeature Detroit, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

Southwest Detroit homes flooded, families displaced by water main rupture

by Planet Detroit February 19, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

After water main break, officials say homes in Detroit’s Southwest will get repairs covered

by Michigan Public February 18, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Veteran Great Lakes advocate cautions on prioritizing economic development over protecting the environment

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now February 18, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Latest News, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

New York’s proposed PFAS legislation and other Great Lakes states latest efforts to combat ‘forever chemicals’

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now February 12, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News, PFAS, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Wisconsin is still sitting on $125 million for PFAS cleanup

by Wisconsin Watch February 10, 2025
Posted inLatest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, PFAS, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

CDC awards biomonitoring grants to Great Lakes states, future funding unclear

by Great Lakes Echo February 7, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Geese are a problem. What can we do?

by Great Lakes Now February 7, 2025

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    Illinois is the first Great Lakes state to classify plastic pellets as a pollutant, a move advocates say helps keep millions of pellets out of the region’s waterways.

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