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Will Michigan’s Largest Water Provider Target Tiny City For Next Shutoffs?
-Highland Park, a tiny and steadily shrinking city north of downtown Detroit, was once the center of an industrial empire that built the vehicles that shaped 20th century America.
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FRESH: Federal Judge Orders Line 5 Shutdown on Tribal Land in Wisconsin
-Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today.
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FRESH: Bid to Fund Invasive Carp Barrier Falls Short in Minnesota’s State Legislature
-Fresh is a newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region.
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FRESH: New Wisconsin Law Aims to Protect Watersheds From Farm Runoff
-Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today.
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U.S. Pushes Farmers to Develop A New Crop: Energy
-But more heavily fertilized corn and more manure for methane raises worries about water pollution.
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U.S. Counts on “Climate-Smart” Farms to Slow Global Warming
-But skeptics assert change in practices could increase risk to water and health.
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Great Lakes Take Global Stage
-The 2023 UN Water Conference highlights risks and opportunities for the Great Lakes region.
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New U.S. Climate Law Could Make Midwest Water Contamination Worse
-Billions in clean energy incentives rely on raw materials from polluting corn and livestock.
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Road Salt, A Stealthy Pollutant, Is Damaging Michigan Waters
-Rivers and lakes are becoming saltier while law and practice limit effective responses.
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Opposition to CAFOs Mounts Across the Nation
-Toxic manure discharges from large livestock operations is a major source of water pollution.