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Whitmer offers plan to supply propane after pipeline closes
-Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration released a plan Friday to make sure Michigan will have enough propane if a controversial pipeline is shut down.
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationDrinking WaterLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioOntarioPolicyWater Quality and Restoration EffortsToo few farmers are curbing pollution in Lake Erie. Should they be forced?
-As climate change complicates Lake Erie’s algae problem, scientists say farmers must do far more to reduce phosphorus runoff. But will enough farmers change their ways without a government mandate?
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Climate ChangeEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNatasha BlakelyNewsOhioOntarioWisconsinEnergy News Roundup: Q&A with energy secretary Granholm, Indiana environmental bills struggle, Ontario rate payers prepare for hike
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.
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DetroitEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature DetroitJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes Moment: From the Rouge River to Persian Gulf, oil spill cleanups are handled by a Detroit company
-Marine Pollution Control was founded in Detroit in 1967 as the first oil spill cleanup company in the Great Lakes and one of the very first in the nation.
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APDrinking WaterEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEquity and Environmental JusticeIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsTribal Governments and First NationsEnbridge Line 3 divides Indigenous lands, people
-As the Line 3 pipeline cuts across Native lands in northern Minnesota, the project has brought not just jobs but controversy and discord into the most intimate spheres of spirituality, family and community.
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CollaborationDrinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPFASPFAS in the House: Are toxic “forever chemicals” a steady drip in this reporter’s home?
-I had my blood, my cat’s blood and many products in my home tested for the toxic ‘forever chemicals.’ Here’s what I found.
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AgricultureCollaborationDrinking WaterLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsBig Benefits from Experimental Watersheds
-In the ’30s, the USDA established a series of experimental watersheds to better understand how erosion, runoff, and water quality vary in response to different agricultural practices, including sites in the Great Lakes region.
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CollaborationEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
Deja vu — former Michigan elected official leads national energy policy, again
-A Senate committee approved former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s nomination as Secretary of Energy by a 13-4 vote on Feb. 3. A full Senate vote is pending.
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APDrinking WaterEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndianaLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeIndiana lawmakers debate environmental regulation, rollbacks
-While some measures could bring reductions to Indiana’s carbon emissions and make stricter penalties for polluters, others would spur regulatory rollbacks that could have long-lasting and damaging effects.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisIndianaInfrastructureLake MichiganLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater WithdrawalsWisconsinDrinking Water News Roundup: Dispute between two Waukeshas over Lake Michigan diversion, Ontario infrastructure grants
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
