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Posted inFeatured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Water Quality

Michigan’s Magnet Man attracts river trash

by Great Lakes Echo April 11, 2023November 8, 2025

The heaviest thing that he has found is a full-sized safe in the Rouge River in Delray, Michigan, taking seven people with magnets and hooks to pull it out.

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Culture, Detroit River, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Rouge River Revived

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now October 7, 2022
Posted inEvents and Special Broadcasts, Great Lakes Now Watch Parties, Habitat Restoration, Lake St. Clair, Michigan, Region, Water Quality

Watch Party: Coastal Wetlands, Part 1

by GLN Editor February 15, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Feature Detroit, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

GLWA, DWSD and Oakland County working together to reduce overflows into Rouge River

by Michigan Public February 11, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Fish, Birds and Animals, Flint, Forever Chemicals Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Lake St. Clair, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, Ontario, PFAS, Region, Science, Technology & Research, St. Clair River, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Roller Coaster: Michigan’s long history with environmental contamination

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now June 29, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Detroit River, Industry, News, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Five decades since the infamous Rouge River fire

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now October 7, 2019November 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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