The Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition is a coalition of local, state, and regional #CleanWater advocates working together to establish #GreatLakes restoration and protection as a national conservation priority. Website: HealthyLakes.org
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Good news for the cleanup of the Detroit and Rouge Rivers #GreatLakes #CleanWater #Michigan
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The House Appropriations Committee approved the FY2027 House Interior-Environment Appropriations bill, which will hit the EPA with a 20% decrease in funding from FY2026 but will fund the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative at $369M – equal to FY2026 levels. Read more:
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A proposed budget request from President Trump would zero out programs that scientists say are the foundation of weather observations, water quality, maritime safety and recreation on the Great Lakes. #GreatLakes #CleanWater
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More of the cutest shorebirds around #GreatLakes
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EGLE, EPA announce $10M for additional Detroit River cleanup
Our documentary, All Too Clear, makes its Detroit PBS debut tomorrow at 8 PM ET. Don't miss this stunning underwater journey into the rapidly changing ecosystem of the Great Lakes.
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A new JGLR study found that digital tools improve access to Great Lakes water data—but meaningful action often depends on education, community engagement, and connecting information to lived experiences. JGLR, vol. 52, issue 2: https://bit.ly/48jUbq0 #JGLR #GreatLakesSci
Invasive bloody red shrimp - first found in the #GreatLakes in 2006 - is now established in all of the lakes. The small crustacean is native to the Caspian/Black Sea and is thought to have arrived in North America via ballast water dumped by ocean-going cargo ships greatlakesecho.org/2026/06/07/s...
The plastics industry is polluting our waters with tiny plastic pellets—made from planet-warming fossil fuels—that are linked to digestive, reproductive, and respiratory harm, leaving communities to bear the costs while corporate polluters avoid accountability.
The Trump administration is promoting Biden-era investments in lead pipe removal and PFAS cleanup as their own, even though they’ve proposed funding cuts and Republican lawmakers have already redirected some of the money, leaving fewer resources to protect families’ drinking water.
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The President’s proposed budget would cut funding to efforts that improve public safety, the maritime economy and health on the Great Lakes, researchers say.
By Eric Freedman
Scientists now have evidence that yet another invasive aquatic species -- the bloody red shrimp -- is established in all five Great Lakes.
More than 8 billion tons of plastic waste clog the planet. If stacked within Chicago’s Millennium Park, plastic dumped into the environment since the middle of the last century would rise beyond the e...
The EPA is distributing billions authorized under the Biden administration while promoting the work as part of the Make America Healthy Again initiative.
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Katie O'Reilly
Federal and state environmental agencies announced the next phase of cleanup efforts for parts of the Detroit and Rouge rivers where polluted sediment has caused environmental degradation.
