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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingBlue EconomyIan WendrowIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPlayPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismShipping and PortsTourismWaterfront DevelopmentTraverse City: If You Rebuild It, Will the Cruise Ships Come?
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingBlue EconomyIan WendrowIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMunicipalitiesNewsPlayRecreation and TourismTourismWaterfront DevelopmentMuskegon: Former industrial waterfront makes room for cruise ships and passengers
-“The majority of the people coming on these cruise ships are coming from the coastal region, so they’re coming out from the western states, they’re coming out from California and the northwest, they’re coming from all up and down the eastern shoreline”
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AuthorsBlue EconomyIan WendrowIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsNewsRecreation and TourismShipping and PortsTourismWaterfront DevelopmentSummer Cruising
-The cruise ship industry has been steadily growing in the Great Lakes region over the past decade and a half. From just a couple of ships making sporadic trips in 2002, there are now five separate cruise lines operating seven ships, with even more fleet expansions expected in 2020.
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BudgetCommercial FishingEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMunicipalitiesNewsPolicyThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWaterfront DevelopmentDetroit Port Seeks Partners and Funding
-Aimed at drawing in more investment and federal grant money for infrastructure and expansion, the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority is launching its “Port Forward” initiative.
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AdvocacyAuthorsBudgetDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRegionWaterfront DevelopmentSome Great Lakes governors make water quality a top priority in first budgets and actions
-Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday told legislators who have to approve her budget that she wants Michigan to take a new path where “every community has clean safe drinking water.”
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AdvocacyAgricultureAuthorsEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieNewsOhioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeSandra SvobodaWaterfront DevelopmentThe Global Movement in Local Courts
-If Toledo voters approve the Lake Erie Bill of Rights proposal on their Feb. 26 ballots, how it will change environmental law and policy won’t be immediately be known.
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Andrew ReevesAuthorsDrinking WaterLake OntarioNewsOntarioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWaterfront DevelopmentOntario government unveils ‘plan to make a plan’ for protecting Great Lakes
-After suggesting for months that its forthcoming blueprint for tackling climate change wouldn’t extend beyond reducing provincial greenhouse gas emissions, Ontario’s right-leaning Progressive Conservative government unveiled a broader environmental mandate late last year.
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AuthorsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJohn HartigNewsOntarioPolicyProtectRecreation and TourismTourismWaterfront DevelopmentA Great Lakes Moment from John Hartig
-A recent case study of the cleanup of Toronto Harbour has shown that investing in environmental cleanup and restoration yields considerable economic and social benefits. If cities want to achieve competitive advantage, environmental cleanup and protection are essential.
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AdvocacyAuthorsDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeJames ProffittLake ErieMunicipalitiesNewsOhioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWaterfront Development“Rights of Nature” initiative for Lake Erie stalls in Toledo
-An effort by residents of a Midwest city to bestow Lake Erie, its tributaries and all its watersheds some of the same rights as American citizens has faltered for a third time. If approved, organizers say it would be the first use of Rights of Nature to protect a specific ecosystem…
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AuthorsDrinking WaterMary Ellen GeistNewsRegionWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater WithdrawalsWaterfront DevelopmentWater School
-All across the Great Lakes Region, from large cities to small rural towns, new problems are emerging involving water contamination. Many of the issues involve drinking water. And yet some officials don’t know much about how water systems work. Michigan State University is offering up a solution called “Michigan Water School: Essential Resources for Local Officials.”
