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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Refresh, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Everyday items found contaminated, PFAS removal in Minnesota estimated to cost billions

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now June 20, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: At-home blood test developed to detect PFAS earlier

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now May 23, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ontario, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: The Nation’s first “PFAS Annihilator” is now being used in Michigan

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now May 9, 2023
Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News, PFAS, The Catch, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

National PFAS limits

by Great Lakes Now May 8, 2023
Posted inFeatured, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: West Michigan is showing PFAS levels higher than the national average

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now May 3, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, Ontario, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Questions about the EPA’s nationwide PFAS rule, answered

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now March 31, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: All fish tested from Michigan rivers contain ‘forever chemicals’, study finds

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now March 16, 2023
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Refresh, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Ongoing battle to keep toxic chemicals at bay

by Bridge Michigan February 16, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Michigan, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Plastic manufacturer to clean up contaminants under settlement, EPA unveils new PFAS tools

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now February 15, 2023
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forever Chemicals Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Lakes Michigan and Huron join list of lakes with PFAS-tainted smelt

by Bridge Michigan February 2, 2023

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