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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Agriculture, Blue Economy, Budget, Drinking Water, Flint, Food, Forever Chemicals Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Municipalities, News, Politics, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Growing Gardens: Churches and mosques create native plant gardens to help with water quality, wildlife and community building

by Natasha Blakely August 6, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Books, Art and Music, Budget, Culture, Drinking Water, Energy, Equity and Environmental Justice, Industry, Municipalities, News, Policy, Politics, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipping and Ports, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Dave Dempsey’s Love for the Great Lakes

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now August 5, 2019
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Equity and Environmental Justice, Forever Chemicals Featured, Industry, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Ship Ahoy: Contracted by Enbridge, the Highland Eagle is drilling in the Straits of Mackinac after a stop in Detroit

by Natasha Blakely July 26, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Culture, Drinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Equity and Environmental Justice, Forever Chemicals Featured, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Municipalities, News, Politics, Tribal Governments and First Nations, Water Quality, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do

Dependable or Disaster: Safety of Canadian company’s plans for mining in the U.P. under debate

by Ian Wendrow July 24, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Budget, Drinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Equity and Environmental Justice, Forever Chemicals Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, News, Policy, Politics, The States, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

The Right to Mine: Michigan grants Canadian mining company permits while Wisconsin Menominee tribe fights those permits in court

by Ian Wendrow July 22, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Forever Chemicals Featured, Industry, Municipalities, News, Politics, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

New Standards on Lead and Copper: EGLE educates public on lead regulations while water suppliers fight new rule

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now July 17, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Industry, News, PFAS, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

PFAS Update: New drinking water standards, legislation to ban PFAS firefighting foam and exposure assessments are all in development

by Natasha Blakely July 10, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Events and Special Broadcasts, Industry, News, Policy, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Waterfront Development

Infrastructure and More: Researchers and university leaders report on Michigan’s needs and opportunities

by GLN Editor July 9, 2019
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Budget, Drinking Water, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Municipalities, News, Policy, Politics, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals, Who We Are and What We Do

IJNR Snapshots: Septic systems pose an environmental and economic dilemma for rural residents

by Natasha Blakely July 8, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Flint, Infrastructure, Michigan, News, PFAS, Policy, Politics, Protect, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

IJNR Snapshots: The human and environmental costs of emergency management in Detroit and Flint

by Natasha Blakely July 4, 2019November 9, 2025

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