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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Industry, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Energy News Roundup: Ohio nuclear bailout repeal, Minnesota coal plants, Georgian Bay hydroelectric plant

by Ian Wendrow July 29, 2020

Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s headline roundup.

Posted inCommercial Fishing, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Wisconsin

Multi-million dollar grant funds study of Great Lakes aquaculture

by Great Lakes Echo July 27, 2020November 9, 2025

The collaborative will study how much consumers would pay for local fish and emphasize buying local.

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Priority Shift: Chicago mayor sets environmental sights on neglected communities

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now July 24, 2020November 9, 2025

But her stance on leadership on Great Lakes issues remains unclear.

Posted inAgriculture, Algae Blooms, Industry, Infrastructure, Lake Erie, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Ohio, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Waterfront Development

Water and Wonder: Great Lakes Now producer talks the lakes and his work covering them

by GLN Editor July 23, 2020November 9, 2025

His latest Great Lakes Now segments cover Lake Erie’s algal blooms and the cost of high water damage.

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Water damage – Episode 1016

by GLN Editor July 22, 2020

Large-scale dairy and animal farms fuel the annual toxic algal blooms in Lake Erie — are regulation loopholes contributing? Record-high water levels are costing lakefront towns millions of dollars, and […]

Posted inCOVID-19, Industry, Latest News, New York, News, Region, Water Quality

COVID-19 has resurrected single-use plastics – are they back to stay?

by The Conversation July 21, 2020November 9, 2025

By late June, almost 50 single-use item reduction policies had been suspended across the U.S.

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Agriculture, Algae Blooms, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Toxic Algae 2020: Moderate bloom forecasted for Lake Erie

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now July 20, 2020November 9, 2025

Discussed at this year’s forecast: the science behind it, can you use Lake Erie, and a citizen science initiative.

Posted inCulture, Detroit River, Events and Special Broadcasts, Great Lakes Now Watch Parties, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Recreation and Tourism, Region

Watch Party: The “Cockroach Cam” and more about caring for critters at Great Lakes aquariums

by GLN Editor July 17, 2020

Go behind the scenes at Detroit’s Belle Isle Aquarium and learn more about the Madagascar hissing cockroach that appeared in a Great Lakes Now segment called “In Isolation …. At Aquariums.”

Posted inCOVID-19, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Research suggests link with COVID-19, disposal methods increase contamination

by Samantha Cantie July 17, 2020

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

Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Groundwater Contamination, Indiana, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Ohio water shutoffs, lead exposure from private wells

by Emily Simroth July 15, 2020

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

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