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AuthorsDrinking WaterEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingMary Ellen GeistNewsVideoFull Senate vote on Enbridge Line 5 tunnel proposal delayed
-A Senate committee has approved a proposal that would move forward Gov. Rick Snyder’s agreement with Enbridge for a tunnel to encase the Line 5 pipeline beneath the Straits of Mackinac.
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AgricultureAuthorsDrinking WaterJames ProffittLake ErieNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectAnother blow in the fight to save Lake Erie
-Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s effort to protect the future of Lake Erie from harmful algal blooms was dealt a serious blow when the Ohio Soil and Water Conservation Commission declined to move forward in designating eight watersheds in northwest Ohio as “distressed.”
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AuthorsBudgetClimate ChangeMary Ellen GeistNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectScience, Technology, ResearchVideoWater Quality and Restoration Efforts“Great Lakes in the bullseye of Climate Change”
-The National Climate Assessment says the Great Lakes Region is smack-dab in the center of some of the most damaging impacts from climate change.
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Asian CarpAuthorsBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingJack NissenLake SuperiorNewsProtectRecreational Hunting and FishingPrey fish species in Lake Superior are declining
-In the ongoing aquatic battle between predator and prey species in Lake Superior, the latter were winning the war for years.Now — and for reasons scientists can’t pin down — prey fish species are losing that war.
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Asian CarpAuthorsBudgetGary WilsonInvasive SpeciesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectCost of Army Corps plan to block Asian carp skyrockets
-The cost to block Asian Carp in the Chicago waterways system has increased to $778 million from a previous estimate of $275 million, the Army Corps of Engineers announced last week.
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AuthorsDrinking WaterMary Ellen GeistNewsRegionWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater WithdrawalsWaterfront DevelopmentWater School
-All across the Great Lakes Region, from large cities to small rural towns, new problems are emerging involving water contamination. Many of the issues involve drinking water. And yet some officials don’t know much about how water systems work. Michigan State University is offering up a solution called “Michigan Water School: Essential Resources for Local Officials.”
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Lake Erie Steelhead fishing thriving through Great Lakes cooperation
-In the past decade, steelhead fishing on Lake Erie has been heating up and for good reason: wildlife officials in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York have worked non-stop, and cooperatively, to ensure healthy populations of this super-prized and super-beautiful fish.
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AuthorsGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInvasive SpeciesNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectScience, Technology, ResearchShipping and PortsU.S. Senate moves toward fighting aquatic invasive species
-In a bipartisan move, the U.S. Senate last week passed legislation that authorizes funding for the U.S. Coast Guard and, following years of debate, changes ballast water regulation by setting a national standard for discharges.
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Introducing: The Foods of the Great Lakes
-Today — just in time for the all the holiday cooking and eating that’s about to get underway — we begin a monthly series on Great Lakes Now called “The Foods of the Great Lakes.” We will feature one story each month about the people and companies that celebrate the bounty of the Great Lakes.
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AuthorsInvasive SpeciesJack NissenLake SuperiorNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchVideoLake Superior Zebra Mussels: “A big disappointing surprise”
-Common wisdom would tell you zebra mussels couldn’t live in Lake Superior because it’s an unproductive lake with frigid temperatures. But common wisdom might be wrong this time. When researchers started finding the mollusk nuisance not just surviving but spreading in the lake, they exhaled a collective groan.
