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Bacteria Cleanup: Should we let nature clean up oil spills?
Natural populations of oil-degrading bacteria could help to clean up freshwater rivers and lakes after spills from pipelines and trains, researchers have found after experiments.
Boating on a Budget: Get off land and onto the Great Lakes
Check out Great Lakes Now’s guide to getting on the water without burning a hole in your wallet.
Tokyo Time: How to watch the Great Lakes sailors in Olympic competition
Ten Olympic Canadian and U.S. sailors hail from the Great Lakes. Here’s how to follow them in Tokyo.
See the Sturgeon: The many ways to see, touch and appreciate sturgeon around the region
Wisconsin’s Sturgeon Fest celebrates a multi-year lake sturgeon restoration program and is just one of a long list Great Lakes Now has compiled on sturgeon-related activities to explore this summer.
Tokyo Time: How to watch the Great Lakes sailors in Olympic competition
Ten Olympic Canadian and U.S. sailors hail from the Great Lakes. Here’s how to follow them in Tokyo.
See the Sturgeon: The many ways to see, touch and appreciate sturgeon around the region
Wisconsin’s Sturgeon Fest celebrates a multi-year lake sturgeon restoration program and is just one of a long list Great Lakes Now has compiled on sturgeon-related activities to explore this summer.
PFAS News Roundup: EPA approved PFAS use for fracking, $20M for Ontario airport cleanup, PFAS Action Act set for House vote
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
Public Resource: Around the Great Lakes, everyday people help make science possible
Across the Great Lakes region, citizen – or community – scientists of all ages are collaborating with researchers and influencing policy, one project at a time.
Second Spike: Great Lakes parks anticipate increased visitation this summer
Parks around the Great Lakes are expecting a spike in visitation this season as the United States and Canada continue to distribute COVID-19 vaccines.
Drinking Water Roundup: Lead pipes in Illinois and Minnesota, rare one-person grand jury used in Flint water criminal case, increased Line 3 pumping
Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
Citizen Science Opportunities: How can you get involved in scientific research?
For some, getting to contribute to scientific research might sound like a far-fetched possibility, but there are actually dozens of opportunities for people to try their hand at amateur science.
Plastic Impact: Canada launches multi-year study of microplastics in water and soil
Results from previous research have offered conflicting evidence about the particles’ impact on aquatic creatures.
Energy News Roundup: Illinois Senate votes on energy plan, Enbridge protests in Minnesota, Solar-Panel factory in Ohio
Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.
Drinking Water News Roundup: Illinois community on bottled water for 2 years, Ohio bill hurting streams, infrastructure investments
Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
New anglers could depress Great Lakes fish populations more than invasive species
More fishing trips could cause more damage to native fish populations in the Canadian portion of the Great Lakes than aquatic invasive species, according to a recent study.
Sarah Douglas: From Lake Ontario to the Tokyo Olympics
Canada has nine sailors heading to the Olympics, six of which hail from the Great Lakes. Sarah Douglas is one of them.