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Climate ChangeEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIan WendrowLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhio
Great Lakes Energy News Roundup: Michigan clean energy transition, pilot hydrogen production plant, Ohio nuclear bankruptcy ruling
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.
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APEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFreightersIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and Tourism
Ancient stone patterns in Straits of Mackinac add new wrinkle to Line 5 pipeline debate
-A group of amateur explorers raised money to look at Enbridge Inc.’s oil pipeline on the lake bottom.
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Drinking WaterGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsOntarioQuebecU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
Banned: Canada takes next step toward zero plastic waste by 2030
-Plastic gets “toxic” designation, while single-use bottled water gets ban exemption.
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APIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureMinnesotaNewsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Minnesota Supreme Court weighs fate of PolyMet mine permits
-PolyMet wants to build the first of what could eventually be several copper-nickel mines in Minnesota.
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Age of NatureAgricultureAsian CarpBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingClimate ChangeEvents and Special BroadcastsFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes Now Watch PartiesHabitat RestorationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureInvasive SpeciesLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMunicipalitiesNewsPBSRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchTourismWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWaterfront Development
Watch Party: River Influence
-Great Lakes Now Program Director Sandra Svoboda chats with journalist Lorraine Boissoneault and Drew YoungeDyke from the National Wildlife Federation about mining, Asian carp, water quality and the Great Lakes.
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Climate ChangeEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingGary WilsonIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioPennsylvaniaScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesWisconsin
Great Aspirations: Great Lakes states grapple with climate change and carbon
-Great Lakes states chart climate change paths with long-term initiatives.
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APGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Trump pushes mining with order, but effects are uncertain
-The Trump administration is seeking to fast-track mining projects and could offer grants and loans to help companies pay for equipment.
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Energy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIan WendrowIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioWisconsin
Great Lakes Energy News Roundup: Illinois, Ohio coal plants closing; Michigan treatment plant upgrade, Wisconsin poor infrastructure
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.
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APEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFreightersIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Opposition team criticizes Enbridge plans for oil tunnel
-Enbridge’s tunnel plan does not meet industry standards and poses significant hazards to workers and the environment, experts told AP.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFreightersIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Enbridge now inspects freighters to avoid another anchor strike on Line 5
-Enbridge is taking a “much more active approach” to protecting Line 5, as required by a consent decree with the Justice Department and the EPA.