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NY says no to voting reforms, yes to environmental right
-The environmental measure was one of five statewide ballot questions before New York voters Tuesday.
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APDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature LeadLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeEPA orders Benton Harbor to fix water plant
-A Michigan city that is urging residents not to drink tap water failed to timely warn people about high levels of lead and must make improvements at the water plant, federal regulators said Tuesday after an inspection revealed a variety of problems.
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APFish, Birds and AnimalsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreational Hunting and FishingSenators urge emergency protections for wolves in US West
-Twenty-one U.S. senators led by New Jersey’s Cory Booker and Michigan’s Gary Peters asked Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to shield wolves from being killed for 240 days while permanent protections are considered.
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Software to help inventory lead water lines in Detroit
-Data crunched with software from technology startup BlueConduit will hopefully provide a report of the probable locations and number of lead lines, the water department said.
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US Democratic governors to participate in U.N. climate talks
-U.S. governors want a seat at the table as international leaders prepare to gather in Scotland at a critical moment for global efforts to reduce fossil fuel emissions and slow the planet’s temperature rise.
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Twin Metals to appeal federal decision on proposed mine
-Twin Metals will appeal a federal decision that dealt a serious blow to its proposed copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota, the company said Wednesday.
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Utility eyes earlier shutdown of Lake Michigan power plant
-A northern Indiana utility company is looking to shutter a coal-fired power plant along Lake Michigan two years earlier than planned.
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APClimate ChangeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyMajority in US concerned about climate: AP-NORC/EPIC poll
-President Joe Biden heads to a vital U.N. climate summit at a time when a majority of Americans regard the deteriorating climate as a problem of high importance to them, an increase from just a few years ago.
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APCOP26IllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticePritzker to visit UK, tout climate-change efforts next week
-Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker will travel to the United Kingdom next week to discuss the state’s efforts to neutralize climate change while bolstering economic development, his office said Wednesday.
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Billions in environmental justice funds hang in the balance
-Tens of billions of dollars for U.S. environmental justice initiatives originally proposed in a $3.5 trillion domestic spending package now hang in the balance as Democrats decide how to trim the bill down to $2 trillion.
