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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsGroundwater ContaminationLatest NewsNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekBolder Fish: New study looks at how pandemic antidepressant use might affect freshwater ecosystems
-While antidepressants offer a better quality of life to millions of humans, they are among the most commonly detected medications in aquatic ecosystems where they could be causing changes to the behavior of fish and insects.
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CollaborationDrinking WaterFeature HomepageIndianaLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsLocal Governments, Organizations Ask Indiana Legislators to Consider Alternatives to Bill Repealing State Wetland Protections
-More than 60 organizations, including local governments, environmental and conservation groups and water management agencies, sent a letter to Indiana state legislators.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchReport: Lake Michigan is ‘running a fever.’ More storms, less fish possible.
-A federal study finds that climate change is warming even the deepest waters of big lakes, which could shorten their winters and have a ripple effect on their health.
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Drinking WaterFeature HomepageForever Chemicals FeaturedGroundwater ContaminationLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNatasha BlakelyNew YorkNewsPFASPFAS News RoundupPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: Michigan governor invokes defense bill, high levels in Minnesota landfills, business lobby sues Wisconsin DNR
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterFeature HomepageInfrastructureLatest NewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsIn Broad Strokes, Biden Infrastructure Plan Sketches a Future for Federal Water Spending
-The administration’s historic pitch to remove all lead drinking water pipes is part of a $111 billion proposal for water systems.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingDetroitFeature DetroitFeature HomepageHistory and CultureJohn HartigLake ErieLake HuronLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingTourismWaterfront DevelopmentGreat Lakes Moment: A Great Lakes Way stretching from southern Lake Huron through Western Lake Erie
-The Great Lakes Way would be an interconnected set of 156 miles of blueways or water trails and 160 miles of greenways stretching from southern Lake Huron through western Lake Erie.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationDrinking WaterEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsIs the Line 5 tunnel a bridge to Michigan’s energy future or a bad deal?
-With climate action on the state and national agenda, critics of Enbridge Line 5 warn that investing in new pipeline infrastructure undermines Michigan’s pathway to carbon neutrality. Experts say it’s not so simple.
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BudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationDetroitEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsIn flooded Michigan neighborhoods, who should pay for sea walls?
-For two straight summers, residents of Detroit’s Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood watched water pour into basements and pool in streets, a result of coastal flooding that will become increasingly common throughout the Great Lakes as climate change progresses.
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ChicagoDrinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupFeature HomepageFeature-ChicagoGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisIndianaLatest NewsLeadMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioPennsylvaniaWisconsinDrinking Water News Roundup: New York water standards deferrals, microplastics in Pennsylvania
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Freighter Mystery: Can you help Great Lakes Now with more clues to identify people and places in a historic film?
-TV Producer Rob Green discovered a film on YouTube. Here’s how he made it into a PBS segment for the monthly Great Lakes Now program.
