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Posted inAgriculture, Chicago, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Illinois, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region

This wetland fight could go to the Supreme Court

by Great Lakes Now July 15, 2025

A court case pitting farmer against farmer in Iowa could decide the fate of wetlands nationwide.

Posted inAgriculture, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, The Blue Economy, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Conflict Over A Blockbuster Farm Chemical

by Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue May 19, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inAgriculture, Algae Blooms, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Indiana, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

In A Year of Water Quality Reckoning, National Imperative is Impeded

by Circle of Blue September 15, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAgriculture, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Science, Technology, Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Soaring Fertilizer Prices Could Deliver ‘Silver Lining’ For Emissions, But Farmers Struggle to Limit Use

by The Energy Mix July 1, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, Drinking Water, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

DNR issues expansion permit for Kewaunee County factory farm

by The Associated Press March 31, 2022
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Farm Protection: Ontario invests in projects to help farms improve Great Lakes water quality

by Brian Owens, Great Lakes Now October 28, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, James Proffitt, Lake Erie, Lake Erie-EPA, Latest News, News, Ohio, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Federal Hands: The future of the Lake Erie Bill of Rights rests in federal court

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now February 24, 2020November 9, 2025
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Ohio wants to put Lake Erie on a new, strict pollution diet

by The Associated Press February 14, 2020
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Factory farms provide abundant food, but environment suffers

by The Associated Press February 10, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAgriculture, Algae Blooms, AP, Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Erie, News, Ohio, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Governor: Ohio plan to clean Lake Erie will work, take time

by The Associated Press November 18, 2019

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