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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Flint, Infrastructure, Michigan, News, PFAS, Policy, Politics, Protect, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

IJNR Snapshots: The human and environmental costs of emergency management in Detroit and Flint

by Natasha Blakely July 4, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Lead, Municipalities, News, Politics, Shipping and Ports, Water Quality, Waterfront Development

Restoring Howards Bay: Legacy lead and other contaminants are targets of dredging and capping

by Melissa Walsh June 28, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Energy, Equity and Environmental Justice, Industry, Michigan, News, PFAS, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do

Superfund Sites: New Detroit River site added for threats of PCB, metal, cyanide contamination

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now June 11, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Blue Economy, Budget, Equity and Environmental Justice, Industry, News, Politics, Protect, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do

Sanctuaries in Sight: The solo national marine sanctuary in the Great Lakes could be joined by three more

by Natasha Blakely June 3, 2019
Posted inBooks, Art and Music, Culture, Drinking Water, Michigan, News, Protect, Region, Water Quality

Art and Water: Wyandotte art exhibit focuses on water activism and Indigenous American artwork

by Ian Wendrow May 29, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Budget, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Illinois, Industry, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

‘Water is a Basic Right’: New Chicago mayor’s transition team addresses water issues, Great Lakes and recommends proactivity

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now May 24, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Fish, Birds and Animals, Food, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism, Video, Who We Are and What We Do

Two Lake Erie tributaries draw tens of thousands for springtime fishing

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now April 9, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Budget, Equity and Environmental Justice, Industry, News, Policy, Politics, Protect, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

New Trump budget again proposes drastic cuts for the U.S. EPA, Great Lakes

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now March 12, 2019
Posted inBudget, Commercial Fishing, Energy, Industry, Municipalities, News, Policy, Politics, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Waterfront Development

Detroit Port Seeks Partners and Funding

by Ian Wendrow March 8, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Budget, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Industry, News, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do

Some Great Lakes governors make water quality a top priority in first budgets and actions

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now March 7, 2019November 9, 2025

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