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Posted inLatest News, News, Policy, Politics, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Will taxpayers bear the cost of cleaning up America’s abandoned oil wells?

by The Guardian October 12, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inIndiana, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Region

Governor appoints members of Indiana Wetlands Task Force

by Indiana Environmental Reporter September 22, 2021
Posted inClimate, COP26, Drinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

‘The Opportunity Is Now’: Water Advocates View Upcoming UN Climate Conference as Moment of Relevance

by Circle of Blue September 16, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Budget, Climate, Energy, Featured, Industry, Latest News, News, Ontario, Policy, Politics, Quebec, Region, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Adaptation vs. Mitigation: Canada’s national climate change adaptation strategy needs balance

by Andrew Reeves September 4, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Toilet water is fouling Michigan’s water. State eyes loans to fix septics.

by Bridge Michigan August 11, 2021
Posted inClimate, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Michigan Democratic lawmakers propose $5 billion plan to deal with climate change-caused flooding

by Michigan Public August 11, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Tech company develops PFAS-eliminating technology, PFAS Action Act heads to Senate, study finds PFAS in Arctic ice

by Rachel Duckett August 6, 2021
Posted inForests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Groups mobilize to protect Upper Peninsula forest lands from mining, logging

by Bridge Michigan August 3, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research

After federal rule change, Michigan resumes killing cormorants to save fish

by Bridge Michigan July 29, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Energy, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Grand Rapids, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: EPA approved PFAS use for fracking, $20M for Ontario airport cleanup, PFAS Action Act set for House vote

by Noah Bock July 19, 2021

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Latest News

  • Milwaukee Water Works reduces fluoride in drinking water by half due to shortage
    Utilities nationwide have seen supply challenges due to domestic constraints and the ongoing Iran War.
  • Illinois Governor signs landmark plastic pollution bill to protect Great Lakes
    Illinois is the first Great Lakes state to classify plastic pellets as a pollutant, a move advocates say helps keep millions of pellets out of the region’s waterways.
  • Seedling data shows Michigan forests under pressure from climate change, deer, disease
    For three decades, Michigan State University researchers have gone to Manistee National Forest to study seedlings to find out about the future of Michigan’s forests.

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