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COVID-19Cruise ShipsFreightersIan WendrowLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsRecreation and TourismShipping and PortsTourism
Cruises Continue Amid COVID-19: Uncertainty mars but doesn’t stop Great Lakes cruises
-Ports and cruise lines grapple with how to protect passengers and crew even as the season is expected to continue as normal in the Great Lakes.
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COVID-19FreightersIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsLorraine BoissoneaultNewsU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
Shipping Continues: Great Lakes shipping season opens with extra social distancing
-Great Lakes shipping hasn’t been stopped by the coronavirus, even as the industry waits to see how it will be impacted in the long term.
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APEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake SuperiorMinnesotaNewsProtect
Minnesota Supreme Court agrees to hear PolyMet permit appeal
-PolyMet pointed out that the DNR has already held a 15-year-long environmental review and permitting process that included numerous chances for the public to weigh in.
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AdvocacyDrinking WaterIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRic MixterWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWaterfront DevelopmentWisconsin
PFAS News Roundup: Indiana restricts PFAS foam, Wisconsin utility sued, 651 military bases likely polluted
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Gary WilsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWaterfront Development
Wetland Wisdom: Documentary looks at breakthrough in Great Lakes wetland research
-In this Q&A, Central Michigan University Professor Don Uzarski talks about how critical healthy wetlands are for the Great Lakes region.
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APEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMinnesotaNewsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Minnesota Court of Appeals sends PolyMet permit back to MPCA
-This is the fourth permit the Court of Appeals has rejected this year.
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Enbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIan WendrowIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsWisconsin
Great Lakes Energy News Roundup: Mich. “energy freedom” bills, Toledo low-income community solar project, Minn. Supreme Court backs frac-sand mining ban
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly energy-related headline roundup.
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APDetroitDrinking WaterFeature DetroitMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWaterfront Development
Detroit set to restore water service amid coronavirus fears
-The Coronavirus Water Restart Plan will be in effect for the duration of the global outbreak of the virus, officials said Monday.
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APEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMichiganNews
Enbridge hires companies to design, build Great Lakes tunnel
-The Canadian company is forging ahead with plans to begin construction work next year on the tunnel, replacing the pipes at the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac.
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APDrinking WaterFlintGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Michigan Supreme Court hears case over Flint water liability
-The case at the state’s highest court is one of many in state and federal courts over the scandal.