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AdvocacyCollaborationDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts‘Wiggle room,’ deleted emails, and a controversial phone call: What we learned after five days of testimony in the PolyMet hearing
-Everyone concedes the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s handling of a water pollution permit for the controversial PolyMet project was far from normal. The big question is whether it was improper.
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APDrinking WaterEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsEnbridge: Broken rod in Great Lakes poses no risk
-An energy company sees no reason to remove a narrow 270-foot (82.3 meter) rod from the Straits of Mackinac in northern Michigan, telling regulators that it poses no risk to the Great Lakes while embedded in the lake bottom.
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APDetroitDetroit RiverEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingNewsResourceWater Quality and Restoration EffortsEPA to design sediment remediation project for Detroit park
-The contaminated sediment at the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park is within the Detroit River Area of Concern and identified by the U.S. and Canada as one of 43 toxic hot spots in the Great Lakes basin, according to the EPA.
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Uncovered: High water reveals drinking water system artifacts
-Great Lakes Now talks to MLive reporters Lynn Moore and Cory Morse about the discovery.
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Silver Linings: High water and erosion uncovers hidden history
-One unexpected boon of the record-high water in the Great Lakes has been a number of shipwrecks being revealed.
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AuthorsInfrastructureLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNatasha BlakelyNewsWaterfront DevelopmentGot High Water or Soil Erosion? Here’s some help for homeowners and residents
-People living on the coasts of the Great Lakes are currently dealing with the impact of the record-high water levels. Here’s a list of resources they can turn to, organized by state and province.
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APEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake HuronLake MichiganMichiganNewsProtectEnbridge: Broken boring pipe in Mackinac Straits is 200 feet long
-Enbridge Inc. retrieved a broken 45-foot rod in December and told state regulators that a pipe of similar length remained. But the leftover pipe actually is 200 feet long, the Detroit Free Press reported Wednesday.
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APDrinking WaterIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWisconsinWisconsin lawmakers poised to adopt restrictions on firefighting foam
-Both the Senate and Assembly are scheduled to vote on the Republican-authored proposal Tuesday. The GOP controls both houses, making passage all but certain. The bill would go next to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who can sign it into law or veto it.
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APIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsIndiana mulls law aiming to limit Lake Michigan beach access
-The legislation, sponsored by state Rep. Doug Miller, would give up the state’s ownership of large swaths of Indiana’s lake shoreline to adjacent private property owners if the property description in their deeds indicates the land extends to Lake Michigan.
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AuthorsEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsEfficient or Cutting Corners: Trump administration challenges significant environmental law
-The effort to modernize the landmark law has been seen by some as an attempt to bypass climate change considerations. In the Great Lakes region, the changes could have impact on the Line 5 tunnel project and other large lake projects like new locks or dam removals.
