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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature MilwaukeeLatest NewsMilwaukeeNew YorkNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
Who in the U.S. Is in ‘Plumbing Poverty’? Mostly Urban Residents, Study Says
-Not everyone in the country has piped water at home. Study authors argue that water access in the U.S. is inseparable from housing and social inequality.
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APFish, Birds and AnimalsMichiganMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreational Hunting and FishingU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWisconsin
Trump officials end gray wolf protections across most of US
-Minnesota Gov. Tim Waltz, who opposes recreational wolf hunting, called the decision disappointing. Wildlife advocacy groups pledged to fight it in court.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingClevelandClimate ChangeCOVID-19Feature ClevelandIndianaLatest NewsNewsOhioOntarioRecreation and TourismSharon OosthoekTourismWisconsin
Summertime Spike: Great Lakes parks a source of balm and vexation for many during COVID-19
-This summer, pandemic-weary residents on both sides of the border flocked to national, state and provincial parks – many for the first time.
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CollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsForever Chemicals FeaturedLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingWisconsin
Hunters need to avoid contaminated game
-Deer hunters have more to worry about than just COVID-19 and the flu. On the beware list: a group of chemicals known as PFAS and lead from ammunition.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupGroundwater ContaminationIndianaIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsLeadNewsOntarioPennsylvaniaWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
Drinking Water News Roundup: Wisconsin wells contaminated by sewage, First Nations boil advisories, lead pipes
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Age of NatureFish, Birds and AnimalsKathy JohnsonLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsPennsylvaniaRecreation and TourismShipwrecksWisconsin
Shipwreck Life: How fish and other aquatic species utilize Great Lakes shipwrecks
-From bass and burbot to freshwater sponge, the kind of ecosystem that forms around Great Lakes shipwrecks are as varied as the thousands of wrecks.
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Climate ChangeEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingGary WilsonIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioPennsylvaniaScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesWisconsin
Great Aspirations: Great Lakes states grapple with climate change and carbon
-Great Lakes states chart climate change paths with long-term initiatives.
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Energy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIan WendrowIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioWisconsin
Great Lakes Energy News Roundup: Illinois, Ohio coal plants closing; Michigan treatment plant upgrade, Wisconsin poor infrastructure
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.
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On Wisconsin: Great Lakes Now television series begins airing on PBS Wisconsin
-PBS Wisconsin’s addition of the “Great Lakes Now” monthly series means full PBS coverage in a second Great Lakes state.