A Groundwater Emergency Unchecked pollution imperils the nation’s aquifers: The discovery of PFAS chemicals in water sources has stirred Michigan officials to test drinking water in more than a thousand […]
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Looming threat of Asian carp in Great Lakes
Potential invasion weighs heavy on anglers The looming threat of Asian carp entering the Great Lakes weighs heavy on anglers, recreational lakers, tourism officials and millions of people in industries […]
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Trump vs. Great Lakes: Strategic Battle of Give and Take
Funding deadline is September 30th The fight between the Trump administration and the Great Lakes region’s mission to protect the lakes started as a slugfest early in 2017. That’s when […]
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The Great Lakes Clean Up September 15, 2018
Thousands of volunteers on all five Great Lakes The Alliance for the Great Lakes September Adopt-a-Beach event is considered the largest annual day of action for the Great Lakes. On […]
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A Great Lakes Moment from John Hartig
Cleanup of River Raisin Helps Revitalize Michigan Community Monroe, Michigan leverages its water resources Like many North American cities, Monroe, Michigan has lost key industries and jobs, but also has […]
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Can Gretchen Whitmer’s water agenda reform bottled water
On Michigan’s water: “We’ve been lousy stewards of it” “Make no little plans,” said famed architect Daniel Burnham. Perhaps Gretchen Whitmer channeled Burnham when she laid out her vision for […]
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Is PFAS from Michigan’s Huron River contaminating Lake Erie’s fish?
“Do Not Eat” advisory making Ohio fishing industry nervous Last week’s greatlakesnow.org story about the “Do Not Eat” Fish advisory in Michigan’s Huron River being extended to all fish from […]
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PFAS: All fish in Michigan’s Huron River unsafe to eat
“Do Not Eat” Fish Advisory extended to Lake Erie The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) issued an expanded “Do Not Eat” Fish advisory due to PFAS contamination […]
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Big Water, Big Money… But “Algae”
Fish Ohio Day on Lake Erie Lake Erie means big water, big fish, big fun and big money. The 39th annual Governor’s Fish Ohio Day has morphed from a simple showcase […]
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Will new Governors care about the Great Lakes?
Candidates show little interest in climate change As summer fades, the November elections are on the near horizon, and core Great Lakes states are in the spotlight in the gubernatorial […]