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Category: Water Withdrawals

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Agriculture, Climate, Industry, News, Politics, Protect, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do

IJNR Snapshots: Some Ohio farmland is being returned to its glory days as the Great Black Swamp

by Natasha Blakely July 5, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, News, Policy, Politics, Protect, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals, Who We Are and What We Do

Sustainable Brands Day 4: It ended with a dance performance

by Natasha Blakely June 10, 2019
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Equity and Environmental Justice, Municipalities, News, Policy, Politics, Protect, Region, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Milwaukee sewage exec has an “audacious” goal to protect Lake Michigan

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now April 19, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, Energy, Events and Special Broadcasts, Industry, News, Politics, Protect, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals, Waterfront Development

Earth Day 2019: The Seven Generation River Premieres on the World Channel

by GLN Editor April 16, 2019
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Industry, Lake Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Protect, Region, The States, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Will Foxconn’s flip flopping draw scrutiny from Great Lakes region?

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now February 5, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Lake Erie, News, Ohio, Politics, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals, Who We Are and What We Do

Lake Erie Bill of Rights finally on ballot, then challenged again

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now January 23, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Industry, News, Region, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do

Water School

by Mary Ellen Geist November 20, 2018
Posted inBudget, Drinking Water, News, Politics, Protect, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals

Success, regional conflict mark decade of the Great Lakes Compact

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now October 11, 2018November 9, 2025
Posted inBudget, Climate, Drinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals

Michigan’s water issues: gains and losses

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now October 1, 2018
Posted inDrinking Water, Flint, Latest News, News, Protect, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals

Groundwater: The Sixth Great Lake

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now September 24, 2018November 9, 2025

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