The administration’s historic pitch to remove all lead drinking water pipes is part of a $111 billion proposal for water systems.
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Great Lakes Moment: A Great Lakes Way stretching from southern Lake Huron through Western Lake Erie
The Great Lakes Way would be an interconnected set of 156 miles of blueways or water trails and 160 miles of greenways stretching from southern Lake Huron through western Lake Erie.
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Is the Line 5 tunnel a bridge to Michigan’s energy future or a bad deal?
With climate action on the state and national agenda, critics of Enbridge Line 5 warn that investing in new pipeline infrastructure undermines Michigan’s pathway to carbon neutrality. Experts say it’s not so simple.
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In flooded Michigan neighborhoods, who should pay for sea walls?
For two straight summers, residents of Detroit’s Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood watched water pour into basements and pool in streets, a result of coastal flooding that will become increasingly common throughout the Great Lakes as climate change progresses.
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Drinking Water News Roundup: New York water standards deferrals, microplastics in Pennsylvania
Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Freighter Mystery: Can you help Great Lakes Now with more clues to identify people and places in a historic film?
TV Producer Rob Green discovered a film on YouTube. Here’s how he made it into a PBS segment for the monthly Great Lakes Now program.
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Triple Threat: GLN Show, Website and Facebook Events all honored with media awards
Great Lakes Now content and engagement work was honored in two statewide contests.
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Mussel Pains – Episode 1023
Invasive mussels are hastening the deterioration of historic Great Lakes shipwrecks, like the submerged Prins Willem V off Milwaukee. Zebra and quagga mussels are also a big problem for water […]
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Salt Levels: The effects of wintertime de-icing linger in Toronto-area rivers in the summer
A study found high enough amounts of chloride in four Greater Toronto Area rivers to put at least two-thirds of aquatic life at risk during early stages of their development.
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Early Detection: When it comes to Great Lakes invasives, prevention is the only cure
How to prevent invasive species from getting their hooks into the Great Lakes is an issue plaguing researchers and government agencies alike.
