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Posted inDrinking Water, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Ontario, Region, Water Quality

Legionella and other dangerous pathogens still lurk in U.S. drinking water

by Ensia October 19, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAsian Carp, Illinois, Indiana, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Carp Advance: Real and potential impacts of invasive fish throughout the Midwest

by GLN Editor October 15, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Feature Detroit, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Lack of Utility Data Obscures Customer Water Debt Problems

by Circle of Blue October 13, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Illinois, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Great Lakes Energy News Roundup: Illinois, Ohio coal plants closing; Michigan treatment plant upgrade, Wisconsin poor infrastructure

by Ian Wendrow October 2, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Policy Expert Q&A: Keep advocating with elected officials for safe drinking water

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now September 30, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Habitat Restoration, Illinois, Latest News, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Chicago Wetlands Shrank by 40% During the 20th Century

by Eos September 24, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAgriculture, Algae Blooms, Drinking Water, Flint, Forever Chemicals Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Industry, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Water Quality

Across the U.S., millions of people are drinking unsafe water. How can we fix that?

by Ensia September 15, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Shipwrecks, Who We Are and What We Do

One Old, One New: Teen project finds meteorite fragments in Lake Michigan

by Natasha Blakely September 11, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inIllinois, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research

Missing Meteorite: Did the search in Lake Michigan find it?

by GLN Editor September 9, 2020
Posted inIllinois, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Politics, Region, Wisconsin

EPA Region 5 refutes internal watchdog report finding possible major issues in record keeping

by Indiana Environmental Reporter September 9, 2020November 9, 2025

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  • Line 5 tunnel in Michigan clears major permitting hurdle, in blow to opposition
    Despite "adverse" impacts on ecological and tribal resources, state regulators said it's better than an oil spill in the Great Lakes.
  • Air quality alerts issued for northern Michigan as wildfire smoke blankets region
    Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.
  • The AI Boom Is Prolonging Indiana’s Fossil Fuel Era, With Hidden Costs for Water
    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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