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Posted inCulture, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Illinois, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Politics, Region, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: New climate laws impact states, energy bill assistance in Illinois

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now September 12, 2022
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
Posted inEvents and Special Broadcasts, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region

Join Great Lakes Now on the Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant podcast

by GLN Editor September 6, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Pennsylvania, PFAS, Region, Water Quality

Drinking Water News Roundup: Steps to ensure safe drinking water, Indigenous business leaders raise awareness

by Tynnetta Harris, Great Lakes Now September 1, 2022
Posted inEnergy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Region

Energy News Roundup: Michigan’s solar power increases, impact of Inflation Reduction Act on energy

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now August 29, 2022
Posted inAdvocacy, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Industry, Lake Michigan, Municipalities, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Coal ash contaminating groundwater near Joliet to stay, despite residents’ and activists’ concerns

by Sarah Aie August 26, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Ohio, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Rising waters, sinking feeling: From the Great Lakes to the Ohio River, climate change puts coal ash impoundments at risk

by Joshua Irvine August 26, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Culture, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Leaking landfills: Unregulated coal ash poses a buried, brewing threat to Lake Michigan and beyond, new lawsuit says

by Diana Leane and Sarah Aie August 25, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Featured, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, PFAS, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Boil water advisories across region, Pennsylvania residents fight for public water

by Tynnetta Harris, Great Lakes Now August 18, 2022
Posted inClimate Change, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Power outages growing across the country, controversy over Minnesota solar project

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now August 11, 2022

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  • Former EPA staffer from Wisconsin sues after he was fired for signing letter of dissent
    Internal EPA records show agency staff found no ethics concerns and advised against firings.
  • 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.

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