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AdvocacyChicagoClimate ChangeCollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFeature-ChicagoIllinoisLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, Research‘Everyone deserves clean air,’ says a Chicago EPA worker who fears her job will end
-Ellie Hagen is a scientist at the Environmental Protection Agency. She worries proposed cuts at EPA will put people’s health at risk.
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Seven tribes withdraw from federal talks over Line 5 tunnel permit
-The tribes already had concerns about the process, but news that the Army Corps will likely fast-track the federal permit for the pipeline tunnel was “the final straw.”
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Wetlands rules face rollback under Trump: Great Lakes pollution next?
-Michigan will retain more water quality protections than many states but could still be impacted by pollution from other states or changes to state law.
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Points North: Bear Trouble
-When a black bear in Minnesota woke up from hibernation in the middle of winter and attacked three people and a dog, researchers were left with one question: Why?
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CollaborationEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsHow Trump’s trade war could impact US electricity prices — and state climate plans
-Northern states are depending on imported Canadian hydropower to clean up their grids. What happens now?
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Great Lakes scientists among latest round of Trump cuts in Michigan
-Scientists in an Ann Arbor research office were among hundreds fired nationally as the Trump administration slashes staff within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Trump administration seeks to fast-track projects in the Great Lakes and Wisconsin
-Enbridge’s Line 5 and a Superior power plant are among projects deemed eligible for expedited review.
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State program brings fourth graders to state parks
-The Department of Natural Resources is funding Nature Awaits, a program dedicated to hosting outdoor learning sessions for fourth grade classes at state parks.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationForests and PlantsInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchTourismTrump firings hit Great Lakes sea lamprey program, Michigan forestry workers
-Fish and wildlife officials tasked with holding back a species that would otherwise decimate the Great Lakes fishery were among those caught up in a mass purge of federal workers.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingCollaborationLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingTourismPoints North: Back to the Boundary Waters
-Erik Grams has been taking trips to the Boundary Waters in Minnesota for over 30 years. It’s his favorite place in the world. But last year, during a fishing trip, there was a fatal accident that left Erik wrestling with his feelings about the place he loved.
