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Posted inAdvocacy, Climate, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Michigan Gov. Whitmer’s plan needs to move from aspiration to action, says Detroit climate advocate

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now June 14, 2022
Posted inAdvocacy, Equity and Environmental Justice, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Policy, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

As agencies seek more environmental justice data, longtime residents are skeptical

by Energy News Network June 13, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region

“Thank God that smell is gone”: Detroit incinerator to be demolished after decades of complaints

by Michigan Public June 6, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Detroit River, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Habitat Restoration, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Rewilding Metropolitan Detroit

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now June 6, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, Culture, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Michigan, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism

Detroit City Council wants to make Detroit River a World Heritage Site

by Michigan Public May 12, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism, Water Quality, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Similarities between the Don and Rouge rivers, and one big difference

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now May 2, 2022
Posted inEnergy, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Infrastructure, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Ontario, PFAS, Region, Water Quality

FRESH: U.S. Lawmakers Propose Great Lakes Federal Agency

by Circle of Blue April 5, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Flint, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, The States, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Substantive change will require a ‘massive culture shift’ in federal, state and local agencies

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now March 18, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Detroit River, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Detroit River, a magnet for bald eagle photography

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now March 7, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inInfrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Water Quality

Year in Review 2021: As the year ends, I’m still thinking about summer joy… and summer flooding

by Anna Sysling, Great Lakes Now December 27, 2021November 9, 2025

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    Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.
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    Gas turbines and an old coal plant are expected to consume nearly 7 billion gallons of water annually in service of a new Amazon data center.

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