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Water certification denied for Line 3; re-filing expected
-Minnesota pollution regulators have denied a water quality certification for Enbridge Energy’s proposed Line 3 upgrade.
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History buff finds ships that sank in 1878 in Lake Michigan
-A diver and maritime history buff has found two schooners that collided and sank into the cold depths of northern Lake Michigan more than 140 years ago.
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AdvocacyAPArticleBudgetChicagoIllinoisLake MichiganMunicipalitiesNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWaterfront DevelopmentChicago installs lakefront barriers to shield against flood damage
-Chicago officials say crews will install hundreds of yards of barriers along Lake Michigan to guard against flood damage from storms in the fall and winter.
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AdvocacyAPArticleBudgetDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeForever Chemicals FeaturedGroundwater ContaminationNewsPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWater Quality and Restoration EffortsConcerns grow over PFAS-tainted sewage sludge spread on croplands
-For decades, sewage sludge from thousands of wastewater treatment plants has been used nationwide as cropland fertilizer. But while the sludge offers farmers a cheap source of fertilizer, there long have been concerns about contaminants in the material — and attention of late has turned to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS.
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AdvocacyEquity and Environmental JusticeLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectResourceThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsTrump administration drops Obama-era water protection rule
-The Trump administration on Thursday revoked an Obama-era regulation that shielded many U.S. wetlands and streams from pollution but was opposed by developers and farmers who said it hurt economic development and infringed on property rights.
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BudgetFish, Birds and AnimalsFoodHabitat RestorationIndigenous CommunitiesLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRecreational Hunting and FishingThe StatesTribal Governments and First NationsU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsEPA gives $3.7M to protect endangered Lake Superior’s Buffalo Reef
-The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative has awarded $3.7 million to efforts to restore the Buffalo Reef in Lake Superior. The money is going toward a dredging operation.
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APArticleEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingForever Chemicals FeaturedIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeDemocrats step on shaky political ground with fracking bans
-An all-out prohibition on fracking— backed by Sens. Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren — has been well received by the liberal and climate-focused voters closely watching the primary. But the proposal also threatens to antagonize unions and voters in areas like Pennsylvania that depend on oil and gas for jobs.
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Michigan wolf captured, flown to Isle Royale
-The second year of the National Park Service’s wolf relocation project has kicked off with the transfer of a wolf from Michigan’s mainland to Isle Royale.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingTourismLake Superior lighthouse sold to tech exec for $159K
-The U.S. General Services Administration has brought in around $7.5 million from selling historic lighthouses over the past two decades.
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AdvocacyBudgetDrinking WaterEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeForever Chemicals FeaturedIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganMunicipalitiesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeShipping and PortsWaterfront DevelopmentCrews doing final cleanup work on Michigan UP’s Manistique River
-More than 2,000 dump truck loads of sediment are being removed from the Manistique River in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, which was contaminated with industrial waste during the last century.
