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Posted inAlgae Blooms, Drinking Water, Latest News, News, Protect, Video, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Is PFAS from Michigan’s Huron River contaminating Lake Erie’s fish?

by Mary Ellen Geist September 10, 2018November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Latest News, News, Protect, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

PFAS: All fish in Michigan’s Huron River unsafe to eat

by Mary Ellen Geist September 5, 2018November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Flint, Latest News, News, Protect, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Drinking water shut off at all Detroit Public Schools

by Mary Ellen Geist August 30, 2018November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Drinking Water, News, Protect, Science, Technology, Research, Video, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

The Great Lakes on Drugs

by Mary Ellen Geist August 29, 2018November 9, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Climate Change, Drinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, News, Protect, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Trump’s EPA takes steps to replace Obama’s Clean Power Plan

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now August 27, 2018November 9, 2025
Posted inArticle, Climate Change, Drinking Water, News, Protect, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Lake Erie’s algae problems: Delay. And more delay.

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now August 24, 2018November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Protect, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Great Lakes States Follow Michigan’s PFAS lead

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now August 20, 2018November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Latest News, News, Protect, Resource, Video, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

How bad is Michigan’s PFAS problem?

by Mary Ellen Geist August 17, 2018November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Protect, Resource, Video, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

The Risk analysis report is out. Now it’s your turn to weigh in on Line 5.

by Mary Ellen Geist August 14, 2018November 9, 2025
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Drinking Water, Latest News, News, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Michigan’s PFAS problem: “Nobody saw it coming”

by Mary Ellen Geist August 8, 2018November 9, 2025

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