Environmental advocates and community members voiced concerns about the state’s many contaminated sites.
Posted inEvents and Special Broadcasts, Great Lakes Now Watch Parties, Industry, Invasive Species, Science, Technology & Research
Watch Party: Meddlesome Mussels
Visit the Belle Isle Aquarium and learn more about mussels and other Great Lakes invaders.
Hear answers to audience questions – maybe you have some of the same ones!
Posted inDrinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin
PFAS News Roundup: PFAS in fast food packaging, every Madison well
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
Posted inCulture, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Groundwater Contamination, Indigenous Communities, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin
Drinking Water News Roundup: Drilling fluid contamination, mining pollution concerns, tribal community grants
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with drinking water in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
Posted inClimate, Energy, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research
A vacant lot in Gary, Indiana, will soon be home to a climate-friendly community
Beyond cutting emissions, the Broadway Lofts aims to reconnect a neglected neighborhood.
Posted inCOVID-19, Drinking Water, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, News, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin
Milwaukee significantly behind in project to replace 1,100 lead pipes by end of year
As of Aug. 10, only 333 lines have been replaced.
Posted inClimate, COVID-19, Energy, Equity and Environmental Justice, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research
Survey analysis finds race plays role in perception, vulnerabilities to climate change in Indiana
Analysis of responses finds more Hoosiers of color believe climate change is happening and presents a risk than white Hoosiers.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do
Demanding Justice: Detroit activists make formal complaint over hazardous waste sites
EGLE has 14 days from the date of filing to review the complaint and determine if an investigation is warranted.
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Great Lakes Energy News Roundup: Back Forty mine setback, Illinois and Ohio utility shutoffs
Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s headline roundup.
Posted inCOVID-19, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, News, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, Water Quality
In a time of COVID-19, millions of Americans are plagued by water debt
More than 1.5 million residential customers in the U.S. owe $1.1 billion to their water departments.
