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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Culture, Drinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Equity and Environmental Justice, Forever Chemicals Featured, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Municipalities, News, Politics, Tribal Governments and First Nations, Water Quality, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do

Dependable or Disaster: Safety of Canadian company’s plans for mining in the U.P. under debate

by Ian Wendrow July 24, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Budget, Drinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Equity and Environmental Justice, Forever Chemicals Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, News, Policy, Politics, The States, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

The Right to Mine: Michigan grants Canadian mining company permits while Wisconsin Menominee tribe fights those permits in court

by Ian Wendrow July 22, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Forever Chemicals Featured, Industry, Municipalities, News, Politics, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

New Standards on Lead and Copper: EGLE educates public on lead regulations while water suppliers fight new rule

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now July 17, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Blue Economy, Budget, Industry, Municipalities, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipping and Ports, Wisconsin

Billions Invested in Clean Water: Port Milwaukee implements a range of methods to great success

by Melissa Walsh July 15, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Agriculture, Forever Chemicals Featured, Industry, Lake Erie, News, Ohio, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

7.5 on Severity Index: Projections for Lake Erie toxic algae worse than 2018

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now July 12, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Industry, News, PFAS, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

PFAS Update: New drinking water standards, legislation to ban PFAS firefighting foam and exposure assessments are all in development

by Natasha Blakely July 10, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Events and Special Broadcasts, Industry, News, Policy, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Waterfront Development

Infrastructure and More: Researchers and university leaders report on Michigan’s needs and opportunities

by GLN Editor July 9, 2019
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Budget, Drinking Water, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Municipalities, News, Policy, Politics, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals, Who We Are and What We Do

IJNR Snapshots: Septic systems pose an environmental and economic dilemma for rural residents

by Natasha Blakely July 8, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Agriculture, Climate, Industry, News, Politics, Protect, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do

IJNR Snapshots: Some Ohio farmland is being returned to its glory days as the Great Black Swamp

by Natasha Blakely July 5, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Asian Carp, Equity and Environmental Justice, Illinois, Invasive Species, Lake Michigan, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Road Trip: Michigan lawmakers head to Illinois to talk carp prevention

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now July 3, 2019November 9, 2025

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