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Some worry if New York’s coming plastic bag ban is enough
-New York retailers have begun giving up single-use plastic bags as the state prepares for the March 1 implementation of a ban aimed at reducing pollution.
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Ohio wants to put Lake Erie on a new, strict pollution diet
-The state plans to establish tougher regulations on runoff that’s feeding the outbreaks by limiting how much of the pollution is allowed to flow into the lake’s western end, Ohio’s Environmental Protection Agency said.
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APBudgetIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLake MichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsinWisconsin governor seeks federal disaster declaration for 3 counties
-About $10 million in damages where repairs were eligible for federal reimbursement were identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Wisconsin Emergency Management.
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Millions needed to fix Michigan roads damaged by high water
-Roughly $5 million may be needed for immediate fixes, officials said. But long-term improvements such as repairing slopes will require considerably more.
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APIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWater Quality and Restoration EffortsFactory farms provide abundant food, but environment suffers
-The spread of corporate animal farms is turning neighbor against neighbor in town halls and courtrooms across rural America.
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High water wreaks havoc on Great Lakes, swamping communities
-No relief is in sight, as forecasters expect the lakes to remain high well into 2020 and perhaps longer.
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Chicago flooding spurs local, state disaster proclamations
-The local and state proclamations issued Thursday were aimed at boosting funding for recovery and rebuilding efforts along more than 30 miles of shoreline in Cook and Lake counties.
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APEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake HuronMichiganNewsOntarioCanadian company seeks new site to bury nuclear waste
-Ontario Power Generation abandoned its 15-year campaign to permanently store the waste on the Canadian shore of Lake Huron after members of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation voted overwhelmingly last week to reject it.
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AdvocacyAPDrinking WaterEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNew YorkNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeNew York suppliers could avoid drinking water violations under plan
-Environmental advocacy groups are criticizing New York’s plan to allow water suppliers to delay being hit with formal violations for exceeding the state’s incoming limits for industrial chemicals in public drinking water.
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APEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake SuperiorMinnesotaNewsProtectMinnesota regulators put Enbridge Line 3 oil pipeline back on track
-The state Public Utilities Commission voted 3-1 to approve an updated environmental impact statement for the $2.6 billion project, finding that the new review adequately addressed the impacts of a potential spill in the Lake Superior watershed.
