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AuthorsEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingGary WilsonNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeVideoMichigan Attorney General: Line 5 Tunnel is “Unconstitutional”
-Michigan’s new attorney general is raising the stakes in the fight over whether a tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac will replace the Enbridge Line 5 oil-and-gas pipeline.
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AuthorsBudgetDrinking WaterEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingForever Chemicals FeaturedGary WilsonGreat Lakes CommissionIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRegionThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsPaying for PFAS: Great Lakes states grapple with costs of clean up
-For some Great Lakes governors, the emerging issue of a family of chemicals known as PFAS – per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — is coming at a time when they are making arguments to raise taxes to fund other statewide needs.
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BudgetCommercial FishingEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMunicipalitiesNewsPolicyThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWaterfront DevelopmentDetroit Port Seeks Partners and Funding
-Aimed at drawing in more investment and federal grant money for infrastructure and expansion, the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority is launching its “Port Forward” initiative.
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AdvocacyAgricultureAuthorsBudgetDrinking WaterEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeJames ProffittLake ErieNewsPolicySandra SvobodaThe Lake Erie Bill of Rights
-In advance of this week’s vote on a measure that would grant Lake Erie certain legal status, Great Lakes Now is bringing a variety of perspectives about the issue with these extended conversations.
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AdvocacyAgricultureAuthorsEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJames ProffittLake ErieNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeTargeting the Farms
-If Toledo voters pass the Lake Erie Bill of Rights ballot measure this week, Ohio farmers are some of the most concerned constituents, says Joe Cornely, spokesman for the Ohio Farm Bureau.
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AdvocacyAgricultureAuthorsEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieNewsOhioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeSandra SvobodaWaterfront DevelopmentThe Global Movement in Local Courts
-If Toledo voters approve the Lake Erie Bill of Rights proposal on their Feb. 26 ballots, how it will change environmental law and policy won’t be immediately be known.
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AdvocacyAgricultureAuthorsBudgetEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeJames ProffittLake ErieNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThreat to Business
-The 8,000 member businesses of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce’s would be undermined by the Lake Erie Bill of Rights if it passes and is enacted, says a spokesman for the group.
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Blue EconomyClimate ChangeDrinking WaterEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInvasive SpeciesNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResourceThe StatesFrom Bridge Magazine: Michigan Republicans kill Gov. Whitmer’s environmental overhaul plan
-The Republican-controlled Legislature killed Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s plan to reorganize Michigan’s environmental agency. It’s only the second time that has happened since 1963.
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AgricultureArticleEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsThe StatesFrom Bridge Magazine: New Midwest governors spur hope for regional fight against climate change
-Besides Gretchen Whitmer in Michigan, new governors in Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota and Wisconsin have vowed all vowed take action on global warming. That’s prompted some to wonder whether they could join forces on policy or other practices related to climate change. After all, it’s happened before.
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ArticleAuthorsEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPolicyProtectNew Trump mercury emission plan criticized for putting gains at risk, exposing Great Lakes
-the Trump administration proposed modification to the Obama-era regulation governing mercury emissions that if adopted, would say the cost of regulating emissions is not supported by the health benefits.
