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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Featured, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Impact of PFAS on farming, proposed cuts to the EPA

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now September 12, 2023

Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.

Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, News

WATCH: Harmful algal blooms with Michigan Radio

by Great Lakes Now September 11, 2023

The Catch featured an ongoing and serious concern is back in Lake Erie: harmful algal blooms. The blooms exist throughout the Great Lakes, but are especially pervasive in the western basin of Lake Erie.

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Researchers: Current Great Lakes stewardship is “ill-equipped” to handle future challenges

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now September 11, 2023November 8, 2025

University of Michigan report calls for new guiding principles and leaders with skills to work across disciplines.

Posted inAgriculture, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Industry, Invasive Species, News, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology & Research, The Catch

Harmful algal blooms

by Great Lakes Now September 8, 2023

Harmful algal blooms exist throughout the Great Lakes, but are especially pervasive in the western basin of Lake Erie.

Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

Government watchdog: EPA slow to raise alarm in Benton Harbor water crisis

by Bridge Michigan September 8, 2023

Government auditors say EPA officials failed to follow a new “elevation policy” that’s meant to generate a stronger response to the most urgent environmental and public health threats.

Posted inDetroit River, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region

Grassroots greenspace projects expand Detroit’s open space network

by Planet Detroit September 7, 2023November 8, 2025

Activists aim to enrich their neighbors’ quality of life and deepen their connection to nature.

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Opposition over solar development in Illinois, excessive heat in Detroit

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now September 7, 2023

Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, News, Who We Are and What We Do

Episode 2308 Lesson Plans: Shoreline stones

by Gary Abud Jr. September 6, 2023

Lessons and activities based on the monthly Great Lakes Now program.

Posted inNews, The Catch

Protecting Ohio’s wetlands

by Great Lakes Now September 6, 2023

A Supreme Court decision that came out in May changes and impacts wetlands throughout the country, including here in the Great Lakes.

Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Illinois, Infrastructure, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Region, Water Quality

Chicago Suburbs, Running Out of Water, Will Tap Lake Michigan

by Circle of Blue September 6, 2023November 8, 2025

America’s groundwater is now running dry where water is abundant.

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