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How to destroy a ‘forever chemical’ – scientists are discovering ways to eliminate PFAS, but this growing global health problem isn’t going away soon

by The Conversation August 22, 2022November 9, 2025

The latest breakthrough shows how one class of PFAS can be broken down into mostly harmless components using sodium hydroxide, or lye, an inexpensive compound used in soap. It isn’t an immediate solution to this vast problem, but it offers new insight.

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Mapping the Great Lakes: Can you do an EV road trip around the five lakes?

by Alex Hill August 22, 2022November 9, 2025

Are there enough charging stations to drive your electric vehicle to the most scenic places in the Great Lakes? Our mapping expert answers that question.

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‘I had to speak up’: Two Northwoods friends push Wisconsin DNR to protect lakeshore forests

by Wisconsin Watch August 19, 2022November 9, 2025

A retired forester and a writer say the DNR allows logging perilously close to lakes. State officials disagree.

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Judge retains jurisdiction in lawsuit over Enbridge pipeline

by The Associated Press August 19, 2022

U.S. District Judge Janet Neff sided a second time with Enbridge Energy, which contends regulation of its Line 5 is a federal matter.

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Drinking Water News Roundup: Boil water advisories across region, Pennsylvania residents fight for public water

by Tynnetta Harris, Great Lakes Now August 18, 2022

Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with drinking water in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.

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SE Michigan Water main break larger than thought; boil water advisories expected until September

by Michigan Public August 18, 2022

The weekend break disrupted water service for hundreds of thousands of Michiganders.

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Veteran algal bloom scientist calls on EPA to shift priorities from focus on practices to outcomes

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now August 17, 2022November 9, 2025

University of Michigan’s Don Scavia says Lake Erie’s continued “poor” condition is worrisome.

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Boil-water alert could last 2 weeks for some in SE Michigan

by The Associated Press August 16, 2022

A boil-water advisory could last up to two weeks for more than 130,000 people in southeastern Michigan as crews repair a water pipe break

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Ancient trees of the Upper Peninsula

by Great Lakes Now August 16, 2022

Despite the modest size of the trees, they had been growing out of the cliffs for more than a thousand years, making them some of the oldest trees in eastern North America.

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Why are mallard duck populations falling in the Great Lakes region?

by Michigan Public August 16, 2022November 9, 2025

Mallard duck populations are down about 16 to 17 percent since the early 2000s. New technology might help determine why.