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Feature HomepageHistory and CultureIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJohn HartigLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes Moment: Historic Great Lakes agreement reaches golden anniversary
-In this month’s column, John Hartig talks about the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, signed 50 years ago in April, its binational legacy and whether the time passed has led to complacency.
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Climate ChangeEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNatasha BlakelyNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaEnergy News Roundup: Weatherization money going to states for low-income homes, misinformation derails energy projects
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.
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APBudgetDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismThe StatesTourismWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan Gov. Whitmer signs over $4.7B for infrastructure
-Michigan is investing more than $4.7 billion to improve infrastructure, including drinking water upgrades, internet access and fixing roads, bridges and dams.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsReport: Climate change threatens these 29 Michigan chemical sites
-The sites include a plastics manufacturer in Wyandotte, a sewage treatment plant in Jackson, an ice-cream maker in Ludington and a petroleum fuel terminal in St. Clair.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismTourismMichigan parks, more popular than ever, struggle to staff up for summer
-Seasonal work at Michigan’s state and local parks was once a sought-after job for students and teachers on summer break, and retirees looking for a diversion.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCommercial FishingFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsFoodForever Chemicals FeaturedLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreational Hunting and FishingResearch, Data and TechnologyWisconsinSmall portions: Michigan puts PFAS advisory on Lake Superior rainbow smelt
-Citing new data showing PFAS contamination in Lake Superior rainbow smelt is more widespread than previously known, state regulators are again warning people to limit their meals of the popular fish.
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APDrinking WaterIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinDNR issues expansion permit for Kewaunee County factory farm
-The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced it will issue a permit that will make it harder for a Kewaunee County factory farm accused of contaminating drinking water to expand.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMaya SundaresanMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeDrinking Water News Roundup: Best tasting water in the world in Ohio, nation’s worst waterways in Indiana
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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APEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsOhioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsHydropower eyes bigger energy role, less environmental harm
-Rye Development, a Boston-based hydropower company, is retrofitting the dams with turbines to generate electricity and says the upgraded structures will limit damage to the rivers’ water quality and fish.
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BudgetFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNatasha BlakelyNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeLegislation introduced for Great Lakes Authority, a new federal entity for the Great Lakes region
-Ohio’s Rep. Marcy Kaptur on Thursday introduced the Great Lakes Authority Act with eight other Democratic co-sponsors.
