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Tag: rouge river

Posted inFeatured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Water Quality

Michigan’s Magnet Man attracts river trash

by Great Lakes Echo April 11, 2023November 8, 2025

The heaviest thing that he has found is a full-sized safe in the Rouge River in Delray, Michigan, taking seven people with magnets and hooks to pull it out.

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Culture, Detroit River, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Rouge River Revived

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now October 7, 2022
Posted inEvents and Special Broadcasts, Great Lakes Now Watch Parties, Habitat Restoration, Lake St. Clair, Michigan, Region, Water Quality

Watch Party: Coastal Wetlands, Part 1

by GLN Editor February 15, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Feature Detroit, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

GLWA, DWSD and Oakland County working together to reduce overflows into Rouge River

by Michigan Public February 11, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Fish, Birds and Animals, Flint, Forever Chemicals Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Lake St. Clair, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Ontario, PFAS, Region, Science, Technology & Research, St. Clair River, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Roller Coaster: Michigan’s long history with environmental contamination

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now June 29, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Detroit River, Industry, News, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Five decades since the infamous Rouge River fire

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now October 7, 2019November 9, 2025

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    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.
  • Scientists have a new tool in the fight against toxic algal blooms: buoys
    University of Toledo researchers have developed a system of buoys that slowly release algaecide into the surrounding water.

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