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Great Lakes and the Trump Administration: EPA chief announces $10.6 million in grants to restoration projects and five years of agency goals
-During a Detroit visit, EPA chief Andrew Wheeler announced a series of grants for Great Lakes projects as well as the current administration’s priorities and goals for the system.
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AdvocacyAuthorsDetroitDetroit RiverFeature DetroitGary WilsonGroundwater ContaminationHabitat RestorationNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDetroit River Restoration: There’s progress, but the daunting process of toxic sediment removal remains
-For the Detroit River, a tension remains between what appears to be its recovery and the extensive work still required to clean up the river.
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Upside-Down Eagle: Bald eagles have faced a number of pollutants but are now a Great Lakes success story
-While bald eagles in the Great Lakes region have grappled with DDT, PCBs and lead, the population has made a major comeback since the 1970s.
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Enbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNatasha BlakelyProtectCameras, Vessels, Warning System: Enbridge increases security of Line 5 pipeline
-Enbridge is introducing three new security measures “to reduce risk further until and while the tunnel’s being built,” Enbridge President and CEO Al Monaco said on Thursday.
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Great Lakes Energy News Roundup: $1.2M approved for Fox River, public comment open for Lake Superior gas plant, Michigan AG shifting toward clean energy
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly energy-related headline roundup.
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Conflicted Congressman: Mich. Rep. Huizenga backs federal money for Great Lakes, supports Trump’s Clean Water Rule rollback
-In his speech at Central Michigan University’s annual Great Lakes Symposium, Rep. Bill Huizenga talked at length about how Great Lakes issues transcend partisan political bickering.
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AuthorsEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIan WendrowIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganLake SuperiorNewsShipping and PortsHistory of Energy in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula: Line 5 controversy reflects energy development in the U.P. and Canada
-The role of Line 5 in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is tied to how energy utilities developed in the U.P. and the mining and logging boom of the mid-1800s.
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AgricultureAuthorsDrinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMunicipalitiesNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsinMuddied Waters: Bureaucratic process leaves well water at risk and farmers feeling targeted
-The Wisconsin DNR is slowly looking at addressing the issue of manure spills and their impact, but local farmers are feeling targeted by the potential new regulations.
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Detroit RiverIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJohn HartigNewsProtectRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyWaterfront DevelopmentGreat Lakes Moment: Five decades since the infamous Rouge River fire
-Great strides have been made in changing the state of the Rouge River in the years since the fire, though significant challenges still remain.
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AuthorsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake OntarioNewsScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekPlastic Permanence: Research shows plastic becoming part of Great Lakes lakebed
-New research shows how the build-up of micro and macro plastics in sediment is becoming part of the geological record.
