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Posted inClimate, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research

Michigan winters are super cloudy and getting worse. Here’s how to deal.

by Bridge Michigan January 18, 2023
Posted inCulture, Detroit River, Featured, Illinois, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Region, St. Lawrence River, Tourism, Wisconsin

A look back on Queen Elizabeth’s Great Lakes tour

by GLN Editor September 9, 2022
Posted inAdvocacy, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Industry, Lake Michigan, Municipalities, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Coal ash contaminating groundwater near Joliet to stay, despite residents’ and activists’ concerns

by Sarah Aie August 26, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Ohio, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Rising waters, sinking feeling: From the Great Lakes to the Ohio River, climate change puts coal ash impoundments at risk

by Joshua Irvine August 26, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate, Culture, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Illinois, Indiana, Industry, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Leaking landfills: Unregulated coal ash poses a buried, brewing threat to Lake Michigan and beyond, new lawsuit says

by Diana Leane and Sarah Aie August 25, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Forests and Plants, Lake Michigan, Michigan, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, The Catch, Tourism

Ancient trees of the Upper Peninsula

by Great Lakes Now August 16, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indiana, Industry, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, Ontario, Quebec, Region, Shipping and Ports, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do

Industries and public water supplies top list of main consumers of Great Lakes water

by John McCracken July 14, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Featured, Infrastructure, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Does extreme weather threaten the hazardous waste sites that border Lake Michigan?

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now June 23, 2022
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Habitat Restoration, Invasive Species, Lake Michigan, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Rising water makes Lake Michigan wetlands vulnerable to invaders

by Great Lakes Echo June 2, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inEnergy, Groundwater Contamination, Indiana, Industry, Infrastructure, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Politics, Region, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

Northern Indiana residents doubt outcome of coal ash cleanup

by Indiana Environmental Reporter April 25, 2022November 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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