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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Algae Blooms, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Overlooked: Small streams can have a big impact on Great Lakes water quality

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now November 4, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Politics, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

What Has the Trump Administration Meant for Water?

by Circle of Blue November 3, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Traverse City, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

PFAS News Roundup: Huron River contamination levels drop, New York PFAS cleanup could be delayed

by Natasha Blakely October 23, 2020
Posted inCOVID-19, Culture, Drinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Equity and Environmental Justice, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Indiana, Indigenous Communities, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Drinking Water News Roundup: Illinois COVID-19 shutoff protections, Ontario First Nation evacuation

by Grace Dempsey October 23, 2020
Posted inCOVID-19, Drinking Water, Feature Detroit, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

Another Casualty of COVID: Testing declines for lead poisoning in Michigan

by Bridge Michigan October 22, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Ontario, Region, Water Quality

Legionella and other dangerous pathogens still lurk in U.S. drinking water

by Ensia October 19, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, Michigan, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Landfills, Wisconsin action plan, AGs urge congress to be tough on PFAS

by Natasha Blakely October 9, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Fish, Birds and Animals, Indiana, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

C+: Western Lake Erie receives mediocre score on new report card

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now October 6, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, PFAS, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Explainer: Who regulates U.S. drinking water, and how?

by Circle of Blue October 5, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Detroit River, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Detroit River and western Lake Erie get a checkup

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now October 5, 2020November 9, 2025

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