The Marinette area has been grappling with PFAS pollution in ground and drinking water for several years.
Posted inAgriculture, Algae Blooms, Drinking Water, Flint, Forever Chemicals Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Illinois, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts
Across the U.S., millions of people are drinking unsafe water. How can we fix that?
Aging infrastructure, legacy pollution and emerging contaminants are creating a growing urgency to pay attention to the quality of the water we drink.
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Complete Eradication: Researchers look at removing sea lamprey from the Great Lakes
Control efforts have been so successful that some researchers now suggest a more permanent solution.
Posted inAP, Article, Infrastructure, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts
Residents near flood-ravaged dams could be paying for years
People near Wixom and Sanford lakes in Midland and Gladwin counties could pay thousands of dollars per year for 40 years.
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Blue Jeans Blues: Researchers find denim microfibers in Great Lakes
The problem, which goes beyond synthetic fabrics, is one that some in the fashion industry are trying to solve.
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One Old, One New: Teen project finds meteorite fragments in Lake Michigan
In a live update, students and researchers shared two major finds from The Aquarius Project’s years-long attempt to find the meteorite.
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Watch Party: Feeding the Blooms
Great Lakes Now Program Director Sandra Svoboda chats with Producer David Ruck from Great Lakes Outreach Media about Lake Erie’s toxic algal blooms.
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Michigan Dam Safety Task Force holds first virtual meeting
The task force was formed following the Midland dam failures in May.
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Judge OKs oil flow through second Great Lakes pipeline
Enbridge reported in June that an anchor support had been bent and scraped, although the pipe itself was unharmed.
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Sturgeon Stocking: COVID-19 puts pause on popular sturgeon release program
The program, slated to stock 3,000 lake sturgeon in the Maumee River each autumn for the next two decades, will continue next year.