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Posted inClimate, Drinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Droughts Push More People to Migrate Than Floods

by Circle of Blue August 25, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Toilet water is fouling Michigan’s water. State eyes loans to fix septics.

by Bridge Michigan August 11, 2021
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Climate, Drinking Water, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Great Lakes in Peril: Invasives, pollution, climate change

by Michigan Public August 6, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, News, PFAS, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Dealing with the soup of chemicals that can get into your drinking water

by Michigan Public July 6, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, PFAS, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Big Convener: Watershed councils provide critical support across municipal boundaries

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now June 10, 2021
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, Pennsylvania, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Policy, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Wisconsin

PFAS News Roundup: Companies hid dangers from FDA, professor documents stories, study shows high levels in fertilizer

by Noah Bock June 4, 2021
Posted inAgriculture, Drinking Water, Featured, Industry, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Wisconsin Supreme Court weighs state power to protect water from farm pollutants

by Wisconsin Watch April 13, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Indiana, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Local Governments, Organizations Ask Indiana Legislators to Consider Alternatives to Bill Repealing State Wetland Protections

by Indiana Environmental Reporter April 7, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Salt Levels: The effects of wintertime de-icing linger in Toronto-area rivers in the summer

by Sharon Oosthoek March 25, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Agriculture, Algae Blooms, Budget, Drinking Water, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, Lead, News, Ohio, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

H2Ohio: Agency directors focus on wetlands, farmer subsidies, replacing lead lines

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now March 19, 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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