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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFreightersIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsNew House bills would make anchor strikes in the Straits of Mackinac a felony
-They could face a felony charge, serve up to four years in prison, pay a fine of up to $10,000, and cover environmental cleanup costs.
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CollaborationDrinking WaterFlintGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioOntarioWater Quality and Restoration EffortsLegionella and other dangerous pathogens still lurk in U.S. drinking water
-Though less common than in the past, microbes that contaminate tap water continue to sicken — and sometimes kill — Americans.
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Carp Advance: Real and potential impacts of invasive fish throughout the Midwest
-A National Wildlife Federation documentary explores the potential impact of Asian carp on recreation, fishing and other industries in the Great Lakes.
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CollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsForever Chemicals FeaturedLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingWisconsinHunters need to avoid contaminated game
-Deer hunters have more to worry about than just COVID-19 and the flu. On the beware list: a group of chemicals known as PFAS and lead from ammunition.
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Age of NatureFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsLorraine BoissoneaultNew YorkNewsRecreation and TourismWhen a Dam Comes Down: Removal of dams allows fish passage and habitat restoration
-Razing dams and returning rivers to their more natural courses is happening throughout the world – including on the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationCOVID-19DetroitDrinking WaterFeature DetroitLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeMichigan Allocates $20 Million to Relieve Customer Water Debts
-The state is using federal CARES Act funding to help residents pay off past-due water bills that accrued during the pandemic.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDetroitDetroit RiverFeature DetroitInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsEGLE fines company $60,000 over 2019 Detroit dock collapse
-The Revere Dock was illegally storing limestone aggregate along the river when the site collapsed in late November 2019.
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The Age of Nature: Humanity’s relationship with nature in the Great Lakes region and beyond
-What are the modern issues affecting nature and what are humans doing about them?
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipChicagoClevelandCollaborationDetroitDrinking WaterFeature ClevelandFeature DetroitFeature-ChicagoIllinoisLatest NewsMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsOhioPennsylvaniaLack of Utility Data Obscures Customer Water Debt Problems
-Inadequate data hampers understanding of who is most affected by overdue water bills.
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Age of NatureCollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationIndigenous CommunitiesInfrastructureLatest NewsLorraine BoissoneaultMichiganNew YorkNewsPBSTraverse CityDams Across the Great Lakes: End of the line for aging infrastructure?
-Instead of spending money to repair old dams, more communities are putting resources towards decommissioning dams and letting rivers run free.
