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Grassroots Power: Leading Canadian water activist says community action needed to protect water rights
Great Lakes Now spoke to Canadian water activist Maude Barlow about her new book, grassroots activism and water privatization.
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Tracking Projects: This EPA map lets the public keep track of Great Lakes restoration projects
- by Natasha BlakelyLake Superior’s Buffalo Reef restoration is just one Great Lakes project where the EPA is involved. Take a look at the agency’s interactive map to get an idea what else the organization is funding.
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Voters on Pollution: New poll says northwest Ohio voters support CAFOs crackdown
The poll, released by the Environmental Law & Policy Center, follows a study that was released by the center in May showing that concentrated animal feeding operations were a major source of nutrient pollution in Lake Erie.
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Great Lakes Energy News Roundup: Ohio House Bill 6, copper-nickel mines in Minnesota, new natural gas plant in Wisconsin and new support for Line 5
- by Ian WendrowCatch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly energy-related headline roundup.
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Lake Water to Tap Water: Making Great Lakes water drinkable is not easy
The process to turn Great Lakes water into municipal drinking water involves many steps, including preventing harmful algal blooms from contaminating the water with toxins.
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Lacking Management: Michigan auditor cites lack of updates or formal processes as impediment to recovery of Detroit and Rouge rivers
A report released by Michigan’s auditor general says Michigan’s Office of the Great Lakes failed to update key action plans, engaged in informal processes and improperly granted money.
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Great Lakes Water Withdrawals: What’s happening in Wisconsin with Foxconn?
- by Natasha BlakelyPart of the Foxconn controversy comes from what was initially a $10 billion investment, a Gen 10 factory and 13,000 jobs but is now 1,500 jobs and a Gen 6 factory.
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Spills and Sewage: Southern Lake Michigan grapples with legacy pollutants as climate change threatens progress on sewage discharges
Southern Lake Michigan continues to face chemical spills even as it struggles with long-term contamination and weather events causing sewage discharges.
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Great Lakes Moment: Cleanup is not just a cost, but an investment
- by John HartigA recent study released by the International Association for Great Lakes Research examines the link between Great Lakes cleanups and increasing economic revitalization in the region.
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Great Lakes Energy News Roundup: Wisconsin renewable energy, wind-powered zoos, nuclear power plant bailout petition
- by Ian WendrowCatch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly energy-related headline roundup.
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