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Algae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeDrinking WaterFish, Birds and AnimalsInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsNewsGreat Lakes in Peril: Invasives, pollution, climate change
-The Great Lakes in Peril: Invasives, Pollution, and Climate Change is a production of The Environment Report. Listen to the full documentary on Michigan Radio’s website.
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Drinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedIllinoisIndianaLatest NewsMichiganNewsPennsylvaniaPFASPFAS News RoundupPolicyRachel DuckettWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: Tech company develops PFAS-eliminating technology, PFAS Action Act heads to Senate, study finds PFAS in Arctic ice
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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AgricultureCollaborationDrinking WaterGroundwater ContaminationLatest NewsNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinCow manure predicted to cause most sickness from contaminated wells in Wisconsin’s Kewaunee County
-A new study predicts the incidence of gastrointestinal illness in private drinking wells, identifying manure as the main cause of contamination.
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Elevated metal levels found in water near Rockton, Illinois’ Chemtool
-Metals were not previously a concern on the Beloit Corp. property. State officials are investigating their source.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesForever Chemicals FeaturedIllinoisInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaPFASRachel DuckettWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDrinking Water Roundup: Line 3 opposition persists during Minnesota drought, $15M in Michigan drinking water grants, lead pipes in Illinois and Ohio
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipChicagoDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFeature-ChicagoFlintIllinoisInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsSome Chicagoans Wary of Lead Pipe Replacement
-The response to Chicago’s lead pipe replacement project is a story playing out in neighborhoods across the country. Government public interest initiatives, even with the best of intentions and resources, are being curtailed by mistrust.
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Drinking WaterEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageForever Chemicals FeaturedGrand RapidsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioPennsylvaniaPFASPFAS News RoundupPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
PFAS News Roundup: EPA approved PFAS use for fracking, $20M for Ontario airport cleanup, PFAS Action Act set for House vote
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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‘Some crumbs’: Critics urge rejection of $641M Flint deal
-A federal judge listened Tuesday to Flint residents who were victims of the city’s lead-contaminated water, a step in determining whether she should sign off on a $641 million deal that would settle claims against the state of Michigan.
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BudgetChicagoDrinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFeature-ChicagoIllinoisInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNew YorkOhioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRachel DuckettWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Drinking Water Roundup: Biden administration invests millions in rural water, treatment plant uses ultraviolet, lead pipe removal in Flint
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Court: DNR can impose farm conditions, consider well impact
-The decisions mark a major win for conservationists and clarify that the Department of Natural Resources has broad authority to protect Wisconsin’s waters.
