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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsGroup launches campaign to overturn Michigan solar siting law
-Opponents of the new law, which stripped away local permitting control over large wind and solar projects, are pushing a ballot initiative that would ask voters in November to overturn the law.
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan farm czar: Our fight against Lake Erie pollution isn’t working
-Ahead of a gathering to assess the health of Lake Erie, Michigan acknowledges it won’t meet a 2025 deadline to cut phosphorus runoff into the lake by 40 percent.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsMichigan regulators approve key permit for Enbridge Line 5 tunnel
-The ruling puts Enbridge Energy a step closer to tunnel construction despite opposition from environmental and Native American groups.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchConcerns about Michigan steelhead populations prompt new catch limits
-State regulators are ratcheting down the number of fish anglers can keep in some rivers, citing fears that the fish could be in trouble. State scientists disagree.
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No convictions for Flint: Attorney general ends water crisis prosecutions
-A state prosecution team on Tuesday announced it’s given up on the effort to criminally charge public officials for the Flint water crisis. One unsurprised community leader called it “the norm” for a city repeatedly failed by the state.
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Michigan steps up dam removal in race against climate change
-As climate change threatens to warm Michigan rivers, dam removal can drive temperatures down by several degrees. An influx of money has boosted removal efforts, but advocates say more is needed.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchIn warming Great Lakes, climate triage means some cold waters won’t be saved
-Government officials begin the grim task of prioritizing which cold lakes and rivers to sacrifice — or save — as the climate changes. Not all cold-water loving fish may survive in the northern Great Lakes region.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsEnbridge: Federal review of Line 5 tunnel permit is ‘inexplicably lethargic’
-The Canadian energy giant pleads with Michigan officials to intervene, saying federal authorities are slow-walking their review of a key permit needed to build a tunnel in a pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac.
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Climate change is harming Michigan hunting and fishing, groups warn lawmakers
-Michigan’s wild places are under threat as warmer temperatures cause species to migrate northward and rivers to overheat. Advocates called for more resources to protect Michigan’s fish and game from those changes.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterGroundwater ContaminationLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGovernment watchdog: EPA slow to raise alarm in Benton Harbor water crisis
-Government auditors say EPA officials failed to follow a new “elevation policy” that’s meant to generate a stronger response to the most urgent environmental and public health threats.
