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Posted inClimate, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, The Catch, Water Quality

Policy news facing the Great Lakes region

by Great Lakes Now June 3, 2022
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality

FRESH: Biden Strengthens Environmental Reviews for Large Infrastructure Projects

by Circle of Blue May 3, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Industry, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Protect, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Historic Great Lakes agreement reaches golden anniversary

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now April 4, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Budget, Featured, Industry, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Who We Are and What We Do

Legislation introduced for Great Lakes Authority, a new federal entity for the Great Lakes region

by Natasha Blakely March 18, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, News, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Policy, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Wisconsin board passes weakened state standards, stream trout contaminated

by Natasha Blakely March 3, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Budget, Featured, Great Lakes Commission, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, Ohio, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

New national authority for Great Lakes region proposed by Ohio Congresswoman

by Sandra Svoboda March 2, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Forever Chemicals Featured, Illinois, Indigenous Communities, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, PFAS News Roundup, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: PFAS in Lake Superior fish, two Michigan locations could land on Superfund list

by Natasha Blakely January 14, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Illinois, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Policy, Politics, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: Coal bailout scandal lingers in Ohio legislature, clearer Wisconsin solar regulations, Illinois utility bill increase

by Natasha Blakely November 1, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, COP26, Featured, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

COP26 Coverage: What do you want to know about the U.N. climate change conference?

by Natasha Blakely October 20, 2021
Posted inLatest News, News, Policy, Politics, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Will taxpayers bear the cost of cleaning up America’s abandoned oil wells?

by The Guardian October 12, 2021November 9, 2025

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Latest News

  • 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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