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Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

What’s being done about plastic trash getting into the Great Lakes?

by Michigan Public August 28, 2023November 8, 2025

As researchers learn more about the hazards of plastics and microplastics in the Great Lakes, it’s becoming clear Canada and the U.S. need to cooperate in stopping the pollution.

Posted inClimate Change, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

New federal money is the start of an effort to make Great Lakes coasts more resilient

by Michigan Public August 17, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Detroit, Detroit River, Featured, Gary Wilson, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Filmmaker looks at Detroit through the lens of water, life events and justice

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now August 9, 2023
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Illinois, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research

Nearly $1.2 billion spent at one site to deter invasive carp from Great Lakes; other entry sites still possible

by Circle of Blue July 12, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Wisconsin

A patchwork of differing state laws to protect wetlands

by Michigan Public June 28, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Refresh, Region, Science, Technology, Research

Anishinaabe tribes work to save a fish significant to their culture and an important source of protein

by Michigan Public May 17, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Gary Wilson, History and Culture, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

New Great Lakes book challenges readers with mystery, facts and whimsy

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now May 15, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Detroit, Drinking Water, Feature Detroit, Featured, Guest Article, History and Culture, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Sandra Svoboda, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Save Water, Save Nature: Kids calendar art contest promotes healthy water management

by Sandra Svoboda March 19, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, COVID-19, Drinking Water, Indiana, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Ric Mixter, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Indianapolis and Rhinelander find PFAS, PFAS testing and projects stalled due to COVID-19

by Ric Mixter April 9, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Gary Abud Jr., Great Lakes Learning, Groundwater Contamination, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Learning: 5 ways to teach your child about groundwater

by Gary Abud Jr. April 8, 2020November 9, 2025

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