Scanning the bottom of the Great Lakes, a giant library of preserved fish, and The Catch.
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Michigan property owners settle PFAS case for $54 million
The deal involves approximately 1,700 properties north of Grand Rapids.
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Lake Erie’s Failed Algae Strategy Hurts Poor Communities the Most
Algae blooms are hiking the cost of water for people already struggling to pay their bills.
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PFAS News Roundup: “Forever chemicals” concern on the rise, how to reduce exposure
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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I Speak for the Fish: A Fish’s Shelf Life
A private tour of the Royal Ontario Museum’s fish collection with its 1.5 million specimens, representing 7,500 species preserved in 110,000 jars.
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Great Lakes feature Midwest curiosity: Fish-cleaning houses
Dirty, sporadic work and good money.
Posted inClimate Change, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts
America’s summer of floods: What cities can learn from today’s climate crises to prepare for tomorrow’s
The recent floods provide case studies that can help cities everywhere manage the increasing risk.
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BP reaches $2.75M deal over Indiana refinery pollution
Oil titan BP reached a $2.75 million settlement over air pollution from its largest refinery after environmentalists complained of repeated emissions violations.
Posted inAgriculture, Algae Blooms, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Indiana, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin
In A Year of Water Quality Reckoning, National Imperative is Impeded
Law and policy treat farms as special class of polluter.
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Testing the waters: How groups monitor toxic algae in the absence of state testing
Toxic algae can sicken people and animals. Few states have routine testing programs to check, so some volunteer groups are stepping in to fill that gap.