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APArticleEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingForever Chemicals FeaturedIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeDemocrats step on shaky political ground with fracking bans
-An all-out prohibition on fracking— backed by Sens. Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren — has been well received by the liberal and climate-focused voters closely watching the primary. But the proposal also threatens to antagonize unions and voters in areas like Pennsylvania that depend on oil and gas for jobs.
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APBudgetEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFreightersIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeShipping and PortsWaterfront DevelopmentWorkGreat Lakes freighters may have to treat ballast water
-Environmentalists and researchers are claiming Great Lakes-exclusive freighters are helping spread invasive species around the lakes, and new ballast water regulations are being determined, while industry groups argue that the research needs more work.
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APClimate ChangeDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeForever Chemicals FeaturedGreat Lakes CommissionGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPFASPolicyProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinWisconsin Gov. Evers issues order to curb PFAS contamination
-Under an executive order from Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, the Wisconsin DNR and Departments of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection have to create a website on the chemicals known as PFAS, collaborate with municipalities and wastewater treatment plants to identify PFAS sources and consider PFAS when developing fish and wildlife consumption advisories.
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APArticleDrinking WaterEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake St. ClairMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsNiagara FallsOhioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRegionShipping and PortsThe StatesTourismWaterfront DevelopmentWisconsinFive Midwestern governors push presidential candidates to aid Great Lakes
-Five Democratic governors of states in the Great Lakes region Monday urged the candidates in next year’s presidential election to support a plan for safeguarding their shared waters by boosting federal spending on treatment plants and environmental cleanups.
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ArticleBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingDetroitEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNatasha BlakelyNewsRegionSeries EpisodeShipping and PortsLetters, Packages, Pizzas: The duties of the mail boat have changed with the evolution of delivery
-The J.W. Westcott Co. has a long-established reputation as a mail boat, delivering letters and messages to freighters passing through the Detroit River, but that no longer encompasses what the boat does.
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ArticleCommercial FishingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNatasha BlakelyNewsSeries EpisodeShipping and PortsBoat Life: The ups and downs of life as a mail boat captain
-Great Lakes Now talked to Sam Buchanan, senior boat captain and general manager of the J.W. Westcott, about what it’s like being a boat captain.
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On-Air and Online: Great Lakes Now introduces a new monthly TV series
-Detroit Public TV to Debut “Great Lakes Now,” A New Monthly Series for Viewers across the Region A network…
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From Bridge Magazine: Michigan Environment Watch
-A year after Michigan declared Flint’s drinking water “restored” and began encouraging residents to return to their faucets, the city’s demand for bottled water remains sky-high, leading to hours-long waits for dwindling supplies.
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Lights, Cameras, Drones … Great Lakes, Oceans,
-At the Thunder Bay International Film Festival filmmakers honestly but not too biasedly depict how daily living, energy use, and other industries impact communities and ecosystems locally and globally.
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AgricultureArticleEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsThe StatesFrom Bridge Magazine: New Midwest governors spur hope for regional fight against climate change
-Besides Gretchen Whitmer in Michigan, new governors in Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota and Wisconsin have vowed all vowed take action on global warming. That’s prompted some to wonder whether they could join forces on policy or other practices related to climate change. After all, it’s happened before.
