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Algae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeFish, Birds and AnimalsInvasive SpeciesLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and Technology
Q & A: The Great Lakes are stressed. Climate change is making it worse.
-The lead author of a new report sheds light on how climate change, invasive species, nutrient pollution and other Great Lakes problems are interacting.
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Drinking Water News Roundup: Illinois lead issues, Michigan citizen reporting, Canada First Nations water access
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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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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Algae BloomsGary WilsonLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Overlooked: Small streams can have a big impact on Great Lakes water quality
-Wisconsin researcher highlights threat from small streams, calls for agencies to increase enforcement.
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Watch Party: Looking Up and Out
-Great Lakes Now Program Director Sandra Svoboda chats with Pam Barnes from Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Austin Happel from the Shedd Aquarium and Nick Lake from the Adler Planetarium.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
What Has the Trump Administration Meant for Water?
-By narrowing or repealing federal rules, the Trump administration has prioritized big business and reduced pollution protection for waterways.
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Lingering Chemicals: Legacy pollutants continue to haunt the Great Lakes
-PBDEs, PCBs and DDT were all found in the birds and fish tested by researchers.
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Grand Rapids selected for lead pipe replacement grant
-The funding also will support public engagement in Grand Rapids on the risks of lead in drinking water.
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Legal Fees: Toledo residents to pay for LEBOR challenger Drewes Farms
-A legal bill from LEBOR challenger Drewes Farms presented to city officials in April was originally about $293,000.