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Posted inAP, Article, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, News, Pennsylvania, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region

Judge’s connection to driller at issue in Pa. pollution case

by The Associated Press March 9, 2022
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Habitat Restoration, New York, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Banned decades ago, PCBs still posing threat to wildlife

by The Associated Press December 14, 2021
Posted inAP, Article, Indiana, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region

BP agrees to $500K penalty, soot limits at Indiana refinery

by The Associated Press December 3, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Latest News, News, PFAS, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

‘Something has to be done’: Living along Madison’s Starkweather Creek, one of Wisconsin’s most polluted waterways.

by Wisconsin Watch October 11, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, John Hartig, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Ecosystem restoration needs more environmental justice

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now July 6, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Natasha Blakely, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Lack of Enforcement: Less compliance with environmental laws means more pollution in the lakes

by Natasha Blakely January 26, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Ontario, Latest News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Sharon Oosthoek, Toronto, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Blue Jeans Blues: Researchers find denim microfibers in Great Lakes

by Sharon Oosthoek September 14, 2020
Posted inAP, Article, Fish, Birds and Animals, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Michigan officials investigate fish kill on Escanaba River

by The Associated Press August 13, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit, Detroit River, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, John Hartig, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: A tribute to Guy O. Williams, environmental justice champion

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now August 3, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, COVID-19, Detroit, Fatbergs, Infrastructure, Michigan, News, Pennsylvania, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Epidemic of wipes and masks plagues sewers, storm drains

by The Associated Press June 8, 2020November 9, 2025

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