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Posted inBooks, Authors, Art and Music, Culture, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Waves of Change

Waves of Change: Meet Ojibwe leader, activist and water walker Sharon Day

by Great Lakes Now June 26, 2025

Sharon Day is enrolled in the Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe and lives in Minnesota, where she is the executive director of the Indigenous Peoples Task Force and leads several water walks each year.

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Researchers: Current Great Lakes stewardship is “ill-equipped” to handle future challenges

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now September 11, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, TED

TED Countdown: Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice executive director Laprisha Berry Daniels on providing support, preparing for future

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now July 19, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Equity and Environmental Justice, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Environmental justice, climate resilience are top priorities for new Great Lakes executive

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now July 7, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate Change, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States, Who We Are and What We Do

Environmental justice expert questions Michigan’s subsidies for electric vehicles

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now March 14, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Budget, Climate Change, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Democrats in control: Advocates want action on justice, climate and “stronger leadership” from Gov. Whitmer

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now November 18, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Analysis finds ‘stunning’ lack of compliance with coal ash rules, putting groundwater at risk

by Energy News Network November 4, 2022
Posted inIndustry, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Protect, Region, The Provinces, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

A former GM plant in St. Catharines is leaking toxic chemicals

by The Narwhal October 26, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Climate Change, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Lake Erie, News, Ohio, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Lake Erie’s Failed Algae Strategy Hurts Poor Communities the Most

by Circle of Blue September 20, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Equity and Environmental Justice, Illinois, Industry, Lake Michigan, Politics, Region, The Catch

Lincoln Stone Quarry and coal ash

by Great Lakes Now September 8, 2022

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  • 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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