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Posted inPolitics

In a Years-Long Fight, the Illinois Environmental Justice Movement Gets a Win

by Inside Climate News June 25, 2026June 26, 2026

A bill, newly passed by legislators, will expand the state’s capacity to enforce limits on health-harming emissions in overburdened communities.

Posted inAgriculture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research

As bird flu wreaks havoc in the Midwest, researchers say vaccines offer a way out

by Brian Allnutt April 2, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

When your home is filled with hazards, what can you do?

by Tynnetta Harris, Great Lakes Now July 13, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Indiana, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Mapping the Great Lakes: How old are our cities?

by Alex Hill June 27, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Industry, Latest News, News, PFAS, Water Quality

PFAS in the House: Are toxic “forever chemicals” a steady drip in this reporter’s home?

by Tom Perkins February 23, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inVideo

Russell Simmons on Flint: “They’re still paying the bill for the same poison water.”

by GLN Editor September 28, 2016

Latest News

  • 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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