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Posted inFood, Industry, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology & Research

Buy, Sell, Wear: What can you do with zebra mussels?

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now February 20, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Equity and Environmental Justice, Industry, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Look Back at Line 5: Check out the archives of the pipeline’s original construction

by Sandra Svoboda February 19, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Shipping and Ports, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Touring with Ric: A close-up view of the largest of the Soo Locks

by Ric Mixter February 19, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Food, Latest News, News, Ontario, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Native Guide: Identify the local mussels that live around you with these handy apps

by Natasha Blakely February 18, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Freighters, Industry, Latest News, News, Shipping and Ports, Who We Are and What We Do

The Soo Locks: Past, present, future

by Ric Mixter February 14, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Fighting polarization in algal bloom controversy

by Great Lakes Echo February 14, 2020
Posted inDrinking Water, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Ohio, PFAS, Policy, Politics, Protect, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

PFAS weekly roundup: $1M spent in Kalamazoo County, bills face industry opposition in Wisconsin, Ohio River study being designed

by Ric Mixter February 13, 2020
Posted inLatest News, News, Ohio, Region

Ohio anti-protest bill could criminalize support for pipeline demonstrations

by Energy News Network February 13, 2020
Posted inDrinking Water, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Protect, Region, Water Quality

No Defense: New PFAS documentary looks at military’s role in the crisis

by GLN Editor February 12, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Commercial Fishing, Fish, Birds and Animals, Food, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Politics, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Yellow Perch, Emerald Shiners: Diet change might have led to drop in fish catches

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now February 12, 2020

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Latest News

  • North Bay’s PFAS problem: 5 things to know about a ‘forever chemicals’ hotspot in Ontario
    In a small northern city, citizens have launched a class-action lawsuit over decades-old PFAS pollution. The city and federal government, meanwhile, are working on a $122-million clean-up.
  • Enbridge to Pay $275K Settlement for 2019 Wisconsin Spill After DOJ Action
    The Wisconsin Department of Justice announced a $275,000 settlement Thursday with energy firm Enbridge for alleged violations of the state’s spills law over a 2019 spill in Jefferson County.
  • Scientists have a new tool in the fight against toxic algal blooms: buoys
    University of Toledo researchers have developed a system of buoys that slowly release algaecide into the surrounding water.

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