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Posted inAgriculture, Climate Change, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Refresh, Science, Technology, Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

New U.S. Climate Law Could Make Midwest Water Contamination Worse

by Circle of Blue February 10, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Drinking Water, Featured, Gary Wilson, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Book chronicles human, water connection from nomadic to modern times

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now January 25, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, Climate Change, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Science, Technology, Research, The States, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Multi-state group prepares Great Lakes basin for effects of climate change

by Michigan Public January 19, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, The States, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Join Bridge, Circle of Blue to discuss Michigan lawmakers’ water priorities

by Bridge Michigan January 9, 2023
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Great Lakes News Collaborative nets US Water Prize

by GLN Editor September 14, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Anger, uncertainty and a race for answers in Huron River chromium spill

by Bridge Michigan August 4, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Science, Technology, Research, The Catch, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Policy news facing the Great Lakes region

by Great Lakes Now June 3, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Infrastructure, Municipalities, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, The Catch, The Provinces, Toronto, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Current issues in Canadian water infrastructure

by Great Lakes Now June 1, 2022
Posted inForests and Plants, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research, The Catch, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

E. Coli and faulty septic systems

by Great Lakes Now May 31, 2022
Posted inAdvocacy, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Climate Change, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, History and Culture, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Water Always Wins: “Quietly radical” book makes case for Slow Water

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now May 26, 2022

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  • This northern Michigan program hopes to cultivate the next generation of farmers
    “Nobody gets into farming for sane reasons, other than the sanity of knowing where your food comes from and just general health,” said one student at the Great Lakes Incubator Farm, which teaches people how to work in agriculture.
  • Great Lakes shipping lost third of season to ‘inadequate icebreaking’
    The Lake Carriers Association said in a report that it lost 82 shipping days this year because the US Coast Guard failed to break enough ice. Despite repeated attempts, Congress hasn’t invested in a new icebreaker for the Great Lakes.
  • Whitefish waning. Should Michigan have commercial trout, walleye catches?
    Bills under consideration in the House aim to expand commercial access to walleye and trout as whitefish catch rates plummet. Recreational fishing advocates and state fishing regulators object.

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