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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Donté Smith, Equity and Environmental Justice, Latest News, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

EPA Outlines New PFAS Strategy Amid Expert Concerns

by Donté Smith May 14, 2025November 8, 2025

More PFAS news as a bipartisan PFAS task force forms and Illinois expands PFAS water system warnings.

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Chicago, Featured, Gary Wilson, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Experts explain criticality of regional EPA office

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now April 8, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, Chicago, Climate Change, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature-Chicago, Featured, Guest Article, Illinois, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research

‘Everyone deserves clean air,’ says a Chicago EPA worker who fears her job will end

by WBEZ April 1, 2025
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What are wetlands for, anyway?

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now July 10, 2023
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, News, PFAS, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

EPA to limit toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

by The Associated Press March 14, 2023
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EPA moves to crack down on dangerous coal ash storage ponds

by The Associated Press January 12, 2022
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Water utilities urge regulators to scrap new PFAS limits

by The Associated Press December 10, 2021
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BP agrees to $500K penalty, soot limits at Indiana refinery

by The Associated Press December 3, 2021
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Great Lakes groups hope EPA regional administrator revitalizes infrastructure, morale

by Great Lakes Echo November 11, 2021
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Southeast Michigan Receives Two EPA Great Lakes Shoreline Cities Green Infrastructure Grants

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