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City of Buffalo lead poisoning plan missing key elements
-One missing element: a local law allowing city inspectors access to the interiors of the city’s abundant rental singles and doubles in poor neighborhoods.
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Water sensors, data collaboration make Great Lakes smarter
-Communities relying on Lake Erie for water could get an early warning of incoming algal blooms with technology currently in development.
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CollaborationGreat Lakes EchoIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioFighting polarization in algal bloom controversy
-Researchers at the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research surveyed 1,000 Ohioans to gauge support of strategies to prevent western Lake Erie algal blooms.
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Ohio anti-protest bill could criminalize support for pipeline demonstrations
-A federal judge ruled against similar language in a South Dakota law last year that was deemed too vague.
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Line 5 Reroute In Northern Wisconsin Sows Division Among Some Communities
-As Enbridge explores routes, neighbors are divided over the relocation project.
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CollaborationEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeQ&A: Michigan lawmaker aims to ‘build the coalition’ around clean energy
-U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, discusses coalition building, electric vehicles and ongoing environmental challenges in her Detroit-area district.
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AdvocacyCollaborationDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts‘Wiggle room,’ deleted emails, and a controversial phone call: What we learned after five days of testimony in the PolyMet hearing
-Everyone concedes the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s handling of a water pollution permit for the controversial PolyMet project was far from normal. The big question is whether it was improper.
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What climate change means for the future of ice fishing in Minnesota
-It’s not just glaciers that are disappearing as the planet warms.
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Daily Reminder: Kids calendar art brings messages of water stewardship
-Great Lakes Now Host Ward Detwiler helped judge the winners in a student art contest for a 2020 calendar. Here’s how to order your copy.
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Pittsburgh’s drinking water passes ‘major milestone’ as lead levels fall below federal threshold
-In results released Friday, a sample of Pittsburgh water contained lead at 10 parts per billion , well below the federal threshold of 15 ppb that would require remedial action.
