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AdvocacyAuthorsBudgetDrinking WaterEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeGary WilsonGreat Lakes CommissionNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRecreation and TourismShipping and PortsThe StatesTourismU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWaterfront DevelopmentGov. Gretchen Whitmer: “Michigan has to lead on Great Lakes issues”
-Great Lakes Now recently interviewed Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at a meeting of Great Lakes governors and Canadian premiers in Milwaukee.
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AuthorsBlue EconomyBooks, Authors, Art and MusicDetroitDetroit RiverMichiganNewsPlayPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRecreation and TourismSandra SvobodaTourismWaterfront DevelopmentBook Club: Detroit RiverWalk could be a sign of more to come for the city
-In his book “Waterfront Porch,” John Hartig looks at Detroit’s history of innovation, the RiverWalk and what all of this could mean for Detroit’s future.
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Industry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsProtectScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekWater Quality and Restoration EffortsFiltering Microplastics from Your Machines: Ontario town to test potential solution for keeping microplastics out of the Great Lakes
-Next month, 100 households in Parry Sound, Ontario will install special filters on their washing machines designed to remove plastic microfibers from the machines’ waste water.
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Sandusky Bay Initiative: Ohio DNR plans massive multi-project initiative to transform the bay’s waters
-The Sandusky Bay Initiative involves projects aimed at restoring wetlands and aquatic ecosystems, reducing wave action and improving water clarity.
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AuthorsDetroitDrinking WaterEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPFASPolicyWaterfront DevelopmentSuperfund Sites: New Detroit River site added for threats of PCB, metal, cyanide contamination
-The former McLouth Steel Corporation site in Trenton, Michigan, was added to the Superfund list in May because of its risk to the Detroit River.
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AuthorsEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeLine 5 Goes to Court: Enbridge raises stakes in pipeline tussle
-Enbridge filed with the Michigan Court of Claims “to establish the constitutional validity and enforceability” of the agreements signed last year, the company said in a statement.
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AdvocacyAuthorsDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeNatasha BlakelyNewsPolicyProtectResourceWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater WithdrawalsSustainable Brands Day 4: It ended with a dance performance
-On the final day of the Sustainable Brands 2019 conference, discussions on policy, water challenges and advocacy continued.
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Erie Hack: Preventing, solving and tracking toxic algae bloom most popular issue for teams to tackle
-Nine teams will continue on to the finals, which will be June 20 in Cleveland.
