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Drinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageGary WilsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental Justice
Environmental Justice: Michigan’s goal is to be a national leader
-Michigan public advocate talks to Great Lakes Now, saying Michigan wants to lead, play a role in Biden’s environmental justice plan.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesJames ProffittLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreational Hunting and FishingSturgeon
Conservation Coordination: Black Lake sturgeon fishing highlights contrasts between Native and state approaches
-Sturgeon fishing, over in a morning for most Michiganders, extends over a longer period of time for Michigan’s Tribes.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature HomepageIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMichigan
“Water is life” is the theme of day 1 of protests to shut down Enbridge Line 5
-A little two lane road and a fence topped with barbwire was all that separated Enbridge Energy’s big Line 5 pumping station and a little park where tribal members from all over the upper Midwest gathered.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature HomepageIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental Justice
Michigan vows to seek Line 5 profits if Enbridge defies shutdown order
-In a letter Tuesday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer put Enbridge on notice that if the company keeps operating Line 5 in the Straits beyond Wednesday, the state will pursue legal action to recoup any profits Enbridge amasses from “wrongful use of the State’s property.”
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature HomepageIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMichiganNews
On eve of Line 5 shutdown deadline, Enbridge vows to defy Michigan order
-The Canadian petroleum company technically has until Wednesday night to stop piping oil through the Straits of Mackinac, according to the state of Michigan. But what happens if the company refuses to abide by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s order?
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Climate ChangeFeature HomepageLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsWaterfront Development
Lake Levels: Expect higher than average lake levels but no new record
-Below average rainfall has lake level forecasts lower this year.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterFeature HomepageLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater WithdrawalsWisconsin
Great Lakes Water Diversions Could Be More Numerous
-As the global climate warms and water scarcity mounts, Great Lakes water is more valuable than ever before.
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CollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature HomepageLake HuronLatest NewsMichiganNewsThe Alpena NewsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
As Line 5 debate continues, residents weigh risks to shorelines, economies
-A Line 5 oil spill in the Straits of Mackinac presents relatively low risk of devastating environmental impact in Alpena and Thunder Bay. Neighbors to the northwest, in Presque Isle County, face a more realistic possibility of long-term hurt if oil escaped the pipeline.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterFeature HomepageLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Plastic debris is getting into the Great Lakes, our drinking water, and our food
-Watershed cleanups are popular ways of dealing with local plastic pollution, but once large plastic trash disintegrates into microplastics, they’re nearly impossible to pick up.
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CollaborationDrinking WaterFeature HomepageForever Chemicals FeaturedLatest NewsMidwest Center for Investigative ReportingNewsPFASWisconsin
‘The middle of a massive contamination’: Residents of Wisconsin region struggle with aftereffects of dangerous ‘forever chemicals’
-Four years after a facility disclosed water contamination in the surrounding community, residents and locals deal with the impact of PFAS.