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Posted inDrinking Water, Latest News, News, Water Quality

Drinking Water News Roundup: Second US Steel spill, new water purification method, Pennsylvania water treatment plant flood

by Maya Sundaresan October 14, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Indiana, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Michigan works on transparency, 3M could cost the Minnesota public billions, study recruitment in Michigan

by Natasha Blakely October 12, 2021
Posted inCulture, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Equity and Environmental Justice, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Tribal Governments and First Nations, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Michigan tribes to Biden: Enbridge Line 5 threatens our treaty rights

by Bridge Michigan October 12, 2021
Posted inCulture, Indigenous Communities, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology & Research

A record number of mussel-fouled watercraft have been intercepted at state inspection stations this summer

by Char-Koosta News October 12, 2021
Posted inLatest News, News, Policy, Politics, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Will taxpayers bear the cost of cleaning up America’s abandoned oil wells?

by The Guardian October 12, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate, Culture, Equity and Environmental Justice, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Politics, Science, Technology & Research

Indigenous leaders face barriers to UN climate conference

by Indian Country Today October 11, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, News, PFAS, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

‘Something has to be done’: Living along Madison’s Starkweather Creek, one of Wisconsin’s most polluted waterways.

by Wisconsin Watch October 11, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, News, Politics, Water Quality

In Benton Harbor, residents’ complaints of lead-tainted water carry echoes

by Bridge Michigan October 11, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Q&A: Doctor who exposed Flint’s lead levels sees similarities in Benton Harbor water crisis

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now October 11, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inIndiana, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Region

Missed Acid Delivery at Root of Midwest Plant Iron Discharge: US Steel Correspondence

by Indiana Environmental Reporter October 8, 2021

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Latest News

  • Going to the beach? Check the water quality
    Nearly half of Great Lakes beachgoers rarely or never check water quality before swimming, according to a new study by researchers at Toronto Metropolitan University.
  • Bad River tribe, groups sue over waterway crossing approvals for Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute
    The Bad River tribe and environmental groups are again suing the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources over decisions that allow work to move forward on Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute at four waterway crossings.
  • Canada celebrates Gordie Howe bridge opening — without Michigan — amid tariff riff
    Canadian officials celebrated the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, honoring the Detroit Red Wings legend and marking the completion of a project more than two decades in the making.

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