The event will be live-streamed on Facebook for the first time.
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Green group endorsements fail to push non-incumbents into Congress in the Great Lakes
Only a minority of Great Lakes region congressional candidates endorsed by national environmental advocacy groups were victorious on Election Day.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Fish, Birds and Animals, Groundwater Contamination, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Natasha Blakely, News, Ontario, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin
PFAS News Roundup: PFOS in fish, Wisconsin standards in dispute, lacking regulations in Canada
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, History and Culture, Illinois, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, New York, News, Ontario, Quebec, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin
Drinking Water News Roundup: Illinois lead issues, Michigan citizen reporting, Canada First Nations water access
Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
Posted inClimate Change, Guest Article, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Toronto
Great Lakes produce new record for waterspouts in one week
The Great Lakes produced a new high record in its number of 232 waterspouts from Sept. 28 through Oct. 4.
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Milwaukee, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Milwaukee, New York, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin
Who in the U.S. Is in ‘Plumbing Poverty’? Mostly Urban Residents, Study Says
Not everyone in the country has piped water at home. Study authors argue that water access in the U.S. is inseparable from housing and social inequality.
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Overlooked: Small streams can have a big impact on Great Lakes water quality
Wisconsin researcher highlights threat from small streams, calls for agencies to increase enforcement.
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Watch Party: Looking Up and Out
Great Lakes Now Program Director Sandra Svoboda chats with Pam Barnes from Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Austin Happel from the Shedd Aquarium and Nick Lake from the Adler Planetarium.
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What Has the Trump Administration Meant for Water?
By narrowing or repealing federal rules, the Trump administration has prioritized big business and reduced pollution protection for waterways.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Brian Owens, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, News, PFAS, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do
Lingering Chemicals: Legacy pollutants continue to haunt the Great Lakes
PBDEs, PCBs and DDT were all found in the birds and fish tested by researchers.