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Drinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaOhioPFASPFAS News RoundupResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: PFAS puts pregnancies at risk, Nestle and La Croix among waters with elevated PFAS
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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ChicagoCollaborationFeature-ChicagoFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationIllinoisLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchChicago Wetlands Shrank by 40% During the 20th Century
-A team of graduate students measured wetland and biodiversity changes during the 100 years following the reversal of the Chicago River.
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EMU to test campus wastewater for COVID-19
-The testing, part of the school’s return-to-campus plan, is intended to track the presence of the coronavirus in wastewater flowing from residence halls and apartment complexes.
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Complete Eradication: Researchers look at removing sea lamprey from the Great Lakes
-Control efforts have been so successful that some researchers now suggest a more permanent solution.
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Industry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake OntarioLatest NewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekTorontoWater Quality and Restoration EffortsBlue Jeans Blues: Researchers find denim microfibers in Great Lakes
-The problem, which goes beyond synthetic fabrics, is one that some in the fashion industry are trying to solve.
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ChicagoFeature-ChicagoIllinoisLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchMissing Meteorite: Did the search in Lake Michigan find it?
-Adler Planetarium is giving a live virtual update on its teen meteorite-finding project, The Aquarius Project.
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CollaborationDrinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedIndianaLatest NewsNewsPFASResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsIndiana universities receive grants to study PFAS impact on water quality
-The Indiana University and Purdue teams will look at major sources of PFAS contamination, fate and transport in rural areas.
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AdvocacyClimate ChangeCollaborationForests and PlantsIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsNewsOntarioQuebecResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchOne key solution to the world’s climate woes? Canada’s natural landscapes
-Canada, home to 25 percent of the planet’s wetlands and boreal forests, could play a vital role in the fight against climate change.
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CollaborationCommercial FishingFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingResearch, Data and TechnologyWisconsinMulti-million dollar grant funds study of Great Lakes aquaculture
-The collaborative will study how much consumers would pay for local fish and emphasize buying local.
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Rich Americans spew more carbon pollution at home than poor
-Scientists studied 93 million housing units in the nation to analyze how much greenhouse gases are being spewed in different locations and by income.
