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Category: Water Quality

Posted inClimate, Featured, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Boom or burden? Climate migration’s impact on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

by Stephen Starr, Great Lakes Now September 30, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Budget, Featured, Illinois, Latest News, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Rethinking Strategy in the Era of the Trump EPA

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now August 6, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Latest News, News, PFAS, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Study shows correlation between ‘forever chemicals’ and Type 2 diabetes

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now July 30, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Algae Blooms, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

All water is local

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now July 29, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inLatest News, News, PFAS, Water Quality

Baby bald eagles tested positive for PFAS and other legacy contaminants

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now July 18, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Algae Blooms, Drinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Advocacy group challenges “new normal” status of Lake Erie’s algal blooms

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now July 15, 2025
Posted inClimate, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Chicago was supposed to warn residents about toxic lead pipes last year. Most still have no idea.

by Inside Climate News and Grist July 15, 2025December 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Agriculture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Empowering Environmental Stewardship: How Barn Sanctuary Champions Compassion and Conservation in the Great Lakes

by Donté Smith July 9, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inInfrastructure, Latest News, News, PFAS, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Wisconsin DNR expands private well PFAS testing to five Oneida County townships

by WXPR July 2, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, News, Region, Water Quality

Chicago residents risk daily lead exposure from toxic pipes. Replacing them will take decades.

by Inside Climate News and Grist July 1, 2025December 8, 2025

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