Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
Wisconsin releases action plan to reduce PFAS chemical use
Nearly 20 state agencies, along with the University of Wisconsin, worked on the action plan released Wednesday.
Flint water settlement borrowing plan approved by lawmakers
Michigan legislators on Wednesday finalized a plan to borrow $600 million to finance the state’s proposed settlement with the residents of Flint.
With Line 5 closure, a ‘game of chicken’ over how to heat Upper Peninsula
Weaning the U.P. of its dependence on Line 5 will likely require investments in rail or truck-based transport. But a month after the order for Enbridge to shutter Line 5 by May, a Plan B for propane has yet to emerge.
Pipelines and Plastic Bottles: Michigan advocate focuses on Line 5 and Nestle bottled water issue
Great Lakes Now interviewed Liz Kirkwood, executive director of advocacy group For Love of Water, about some of the main controversies and issues relating to Great Lakes water.
Great Lakes Gift Guide 2020: Remember that road trip, boat ride, microbrew or sweatshirt you should’ve bought with this list
Try these gifts from a variety of places in the Great Lakes region in our selected categories of markets, food and drink, potato chips, books, home decor and wearables.
PFAS chemicals are ubiquitous. A Pitt scientist is working to protect you from thousands of types at once.
Two of the ‘forever chemicals’ have been studied widely and show a wide range of harmful effects. A Pitt researcher is helping to tackle the problem: What do we do about the other 4,000+?
Oldest Coast Guard cutter with smallest crew and largest Great Lakes responsibility needs replacing
A new report from the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service says the Coast Guard is waiting for Congress to approve its proposal to replace up to 35 aging cutters, which average 56 years old.
Wisconsin climate task force releases its recommendations
The report from the task force includes 55 recommendations designed to adapt to climate change and limit its negative impacts while also seeking to improve the economy.
Family-owned fishing businesses displaced by waterfront developments on Great Lakes
Working waterfront access — the access needed by fishing folks to unload their catch, process fish and retrieve ice and fuel — is being affected by coastal gentrification.
