More than $126,000 in grant funding from the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office have been awarded to the Crisp Point Light Historical Society, the North Manitou Light Keepers and St. Clair County Parks and Recreation.
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Judge rejects effort to extend sign-up for Flint water cash
U.S. District Judge Judith Levy said she won’t upset a well-publicized 60-day deadline that was baked into a settlement involving Flint, the state of Michigan, residents, and other parties.
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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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Pollution concerns lead to bottled water for French Island
The Wisconsin DNR said that the state will provide free bottled water to about 4,300 residents of French Island in La Crosse County due to concerns about groundwater pollution from PFAS.
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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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Need for disputed pipeline argued in Minnesota appeals court
The Minnesota Department of Commerce, the Red Lake Band of Chippewa, the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, and several Indigenous and environmental groups, argued that Enbridge failed to show long-term need for the Line 3 project.