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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeDrinking WaterFish, Birds and AnimalsFreightersLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchMichigan is on thin ice. Get used to it, climate experts say.
-Great Lakes ice cover is near record lows and expected to remain low through winter, threatening key ecosystems and the state’s $2.3 billion recreational fishing industry.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterFlintGroundwater ContaminationInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeQ&A: How to protect against lead as Michigan waits for new water pipes
-Bridge Michigan spoke with Dr. Mona Hannah-Attisha about what it will take to remove lead from our water supply and how residents can protect themselves in the process.
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BudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDetroitDrinking WaterFeature DetroitInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeMichigan cities must begin replacing lead pipes. But who has the cash?
-As utilities across the state launch into a massive lead line replacement effort expected to be paid for largely by ratepayers, they are navigating a host of challenges, from the price to replace pipes to where they’ll find enough contractors to do the work.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingLatest NewsMichiganNewsWith Line 5 closure, a ‘game of chicken’ over how to heat Upper Peninsula
-Weaning the U.P. of its dependence on Line 5 will likely require investments in rail or truck-based transport. But a month after the order for Enbridge to shutter Line 5 by May, a Plan B for propane has yet to emerge.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesLatest NewsMichiganNewsEnbridge sues Michigan over Line 5 shutdown order
-The energy company announced Tuesday it has filed a complaint in federal court seeking to block Gov. Gretchen Whitmer from moving forward with plans to shut down Line 5 by May.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDetroitDrinking WaterFeature DetroitForever Chemicals FeaturedInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan politicians ran on water problems. Activists want money for fixes.
-Water advocates say they plan to push state and federal lawmakers for more funding to address PFAS, lead line replacement, and other water issues. But the COVID-19 crisis could make budget dollars scarce.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeInfrastructureLake HuronLatest NewsMichiganNewsAs Great Lakes pummel Michigan, beach towns rush to set development rules
-Facing widespread coastal damage amid record high water levels, some lakeshore communities are rethinking policies that allowed people to build too close to the water.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationCOVID-19Latest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismShipwrecksTourismCOVID-19 pushed people outdoors. Michigan’s ski industry is ready for them.
-Recreational activity skyrocketed in Michigan through spring and summer. Now the state’s snowsports businesses hope they’ll get a similar burst of sales.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFreightersIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsQ&A: What Michigan’s move to shut down Enbridge Line 5 means
-Those involved in Michigan’s pipeline debate said they’re expecting a lengthy legal battle before the pipeline’s fate is settled.
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Algae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeFish, Birds and AnimalsInvasive SpeciesLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyQ & A: The Great Lakes are stressed. Climate change is making it worse.
-The lead author of a new report sheds light on how climate change, invasive species, nutrient pollution and other Great Lakes problems are interacting.
