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Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Indiana, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, PFAS, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: Lead levels increase in Flint water, businesses sued over water contamination concerns

by Tynnetta Harris, Great Lakes Now August 5, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Politics, Protect, Region, Water Quality

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

by Bridge Michigan August 4, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Politics, Region, The States, Water Quality

State lawmakers consider taking away local authority to issue gravel mining permits

by Michigan Public August 2, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Detroit River, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Habitat Restoration, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, St. Clair River, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Students help save sturgeon

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now August 1, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: “Forever chemicals” in drinking water, common PFAS questions answered

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now July 29, 2022
Posted inClimate, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

More Canada geese — and their poop — make Michigan home. Blame the heat.

by Bridge Michigan July 28, 2022
Posted inAgriculture, Algae Blooms, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Region, Water Quality

Will Michigan farmers voluntarily help reduce phosphorus loading into Lake Erie?

by Michigan Public July 26, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Featured, Illinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, News, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Drinking Water News Roundup: 8 million Illinoisans get drinking water, backup reservoir used in Indiana, Gov. Whitmer awards clean water grants

by Tynnetta Harris, Great Lakes Now July 21, 2022
Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Habitat Restoration, Industry, Lake Superior, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Waterfront Development

On Isle Royale, fate of summer cabins pits nature against family history

by Bridge Michigan July 20, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Drinking Water News Roundup, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, The States, Water Quality

EPA Warns of Health Problems When PFAS Levels in Drinking Water Are Inconceivably Tiny

by Circle of Blue July 19, 2022

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