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Future water options for Joliet, Illinois, cost $300 million to $1 billion
-Joliet officials are mulling future water-supply options that could cost over $1 billion if they choose to build a pipeline to Lake Michigan.
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Low on the List: How did the Great Lakes fare and feature in Canada’s 2019 federal election?
-High water levels and plastic pollution were two Great Lakes issues brought up in the run up to the election.
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Brian OwensFish, Birds and AnimalsFoodInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchMercury Levels Maintained: Invasive mussels keep mercury levels high in Great Lakes fish
-The spread of invasive zebra and quagga mussels in the Great Lakes started a chain of events resulting in high mercury levels in lake trout.
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Deja Vu: Will threat of westward water trains prompt action by Great Lakes governors?
-The issue of Great Lakes water diversions comes back to the forefront with a recent attempt by a Minnesota company to look into diverting water to Colorado.
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Great Lakes Energy News Roundup: Line 5 pipeline updates in Ohio, Wis. and Minn., and some renewables face uncertain future
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly energy-related headline roundup.
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Balloon Effect: Survey highlights Great Lakes’ balloon pollution problem
-The survey has found 1,500 balloon fragments on local beaches since June, putting wildlife at risk when they mistake them for food or become entangled in string.
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”Bells Chime 29 Times”: Detroit Mariners’ Church continues its annual memorial service
-The Edmund Fitzgerald sinking is one of the better-known tragedies of the Great Lakes. On the anniversary, the Mariners’ Church in Detroit will hold a service in honor of the freighter crew and others lost on the Great Lakes.
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Funding Boost: Michigan, Ohio senators secure increase for federal Great Lakes restoration program
-Michigan Sen. Gary Peters worked with Ohio Sen. Rob Portman for the additional $9 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative’s Fiscal Year 2020 budget.
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Monopolies and Demographics: Why Meeting UP Energy Needs is Both Challenging and Expensive
-Two of the main reasons utility rates in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are so high are the aging demographics of the area and the financial setup of the utility companies that supply energy there.
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Divide: Federal agencies, advocates differ on Asian carp strategy
-Some feel commercial fishing and electrical barriers are enough to keep the carp out of the Great Lakes, while others are pushing for the Brandon Road lock project.
