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APDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFlintInfrastructureMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Flint water main breaks prompt water conservation request
-Flint uses about 10 million gallons of water per day. Water main breaks since early January have increased water usage to more than 11 million gallons per day.
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APFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationInfrastructureNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Michigan sues dam owner over sediment in Kalamazoo River
-The lawsuit, filed March 1 in Ingham County court, seeks compensation for damages and fines along with an order to restore the ecosystems of the river and Morrow Lake and clean up sediment deposits that in some places are 12 feet deep.
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APEquity and Environmental JusticeHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesNewsRecreation and TourismTourismTribal Governments and First NationsU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
US looks to boost cooperation with tribes on land management
-National Park Service Director Chuck Sams told members of a congressional committee that part of the effort includes integrating Indigenous knowledge into management plans and recognizing that federal lands once belonged to the tribes.
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Scientists take rare look under Great Lakes’ frozen surfaces
-The field studies over the past few weeks — a collective effort known as the “Winter Grab” — were intended to boost knowledge of what happens in the five lakes when they’re covered partially or completely with ice.
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APEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtect
Judge’s connection to driller at issue in Pa. pollution case
-The Pennsylvania attorney general’s office indicated it might seek removal of a judge expected to preside over a criminal case in which he has ties to the defendant — the state’s biggest gas driller.
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APDrinking WaterIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Task force looking at water infrastructure in SE Michigan
-The current condition and actions needed for sustainable water infrastructure systems is the focus of the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments Water Infrastructure Task Force.
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Shipwreck discovered in Lake Superior, 131 years later
-A ship carrying a load of coal when it sank in a storm in 1891 has been discovered in Lake Superior off Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
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Snyder will take 5th if called to testify in water trial
-Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, who faces misdemeanor charges in the Flint water crisis, wants to avoid testifying in a civil trial involving engineering firms that are being sued over liability for lead-contaminated water.
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APIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWisconsin
Biden, Cabinet fan out around nation to sell domestic agenda
-President Joe Biden visited Wisconsin on Wednesday to promote one of his top accomplishments, a bipartisan infrastructure measure that will distribute billions of dollars to fix roads, bridges and other public works.
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APChicagoLake MichiganLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchTourism
Chicago’s Adler Planetarium announces reopening
-The famed planetarium on the shores of Lake Michigan will on March 4 reopen, joining the ranks of museums and other institutions that have opened their doors once again.