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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFeature HomepageInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsAs septic pollution roils Higgins Lake, Michigan lawmakers consider reform
-A bill would require inspection of septic systems when homes are sold. It’s meant to address worries that old systems are failing.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsFreightersHistory and CultureLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsNewsOntarioQuizScience, Technology, ResearchTorontoFinders, Keepers: The Great Lakes Now Episode Quiz
-Test your knowledge on mapping the Great Lakes, collecting and cataloging freshwater fish species and some of the latest news around the region.
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsRemedies for Harmful Algal Blooms Are Available in Law and Practice
-They are expensive, in many cases experimental, and take a long time to work.
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Alex HillChicagoFeature HomepageIllinoisLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchShipwrecksTourismMapping the Great Lakes: Underwater discoveries await
-Hundreds of shipwrecks have been mapped out but researchers believe more are out there.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureKathy JohnsonLake ErieLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchTorontoFish scientists: From childhood aspirations to Amazonian expeditions
-Ichthyology is the scientific study of fish and fishery biologists are scientists who study fish. But not all fisheries biologists are ichthyologists. Here’s why.
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APEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFlintIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake HuronLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsState cracks down on Flint company after Flint River spill
-State regulators on Monday ordered a Flint chemical company to truck wastewater to a water treatment plant, weeks after it was blamed for an oily discharge in the Flint River.
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AdvocacyAsian CarpAuthorsBooks, Authors, Art and MusicCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsGary WilsonHistory and CultureIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectScience, Technology, ResearchDave Dempsey explores connection between people, dogs and environmental policy in new book
-Great Lakes Now’s Gary Wilson recently talked with the author about his latest book release, Half Wild: People, Dogs and Environmental Policy.
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AdvocacyAgricultureAlgae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsPowerful Industry’s Torrent of Manure Overwhelms State Regulators
-Cause of Michigan’s worst water pollution is too much waste spread on too little land.
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APEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageForever Chemicals FeaturedLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaMunicipalitiesNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan property owners settle PFAS case for $54 million
-The deal involves approximately 1,700 properties north of Grand Rapids.
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Algae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageInfrastructureLake ErieNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsLake Erie’s Failed Algae Strategy Hurts Poor Communities the Most
-Algae blooms are hiking the cost of water for people already struggling to pay their bills.
