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Michigan water rights advocate questions effectiveness of proposed affordability legislation
-Too much “wiggle room” for utilities, plus temporary assistance program doesn’t address underlying issues, says Monica Lewis-Patrick.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWetland banks save cities, townships, and counties money for building roads
-Buying wetlands on the commercial market is expensive. The state of Michigan set up a program to give municipal road agencies a way to mitigate damage to wetlands more cheaply.
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Episode 2309 Lesson Plans: Great Lakes gradients
-Lessons and activities based on the monthly Great Lakes Now program.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageKathy JohnsonLatest NewsNewsPFASPFAS News RoundupWater Quality and Restoration EffortsPFAS News Roundup: Ridding groundwater of ‘forever chemicals’ with ultrasound, increasing PFAS monitoring in rivers
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
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Milwaukee suburb begins pulling millions of gallons per day from Lake Michigan
-A Milwaukee suburb has finally started to pull millions of gallons of water per day from Lake Michigan after spending years seeking approval from regulators.
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Algae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationLatest NewsNewsOhioWater Quality and Restoration EffortsUS EPA okays Ohio plan to reduce toxic cyanobacterial blooms; Environmentalists say it won’t work
-Environmentalists say the Ohio plan will not work because it doesn’t hold agriculture responsible for the runoff from fields using manure from factory farms as fertilizer.
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Bird songs may ease the blues
-The Great Lakes region’s more than 300 bird species may provide valuable mental health benefits.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchIn warming Great Lakes, climate triage means some cold waters won’t be saved
-Government officials begin the grim task of prioritizing which cold lakes and rivers to sacrifice — or save — as the climate changes. Not all cold-water loving fish may survive in the northern Great Lakes region.
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WATCH: Supreme court un-protects many U.S. wetlands
-There is concern about millions of acres of wetlands across America, including the Great Lakes region, following a U.S. Supreme Court decision.
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AuthorsDrinking Water News RoundupEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentKathy JohnsonLatest NewsNewsEnergy News Roundup: Vision for green energy in underserved communities, nationwide burst of clean energy jobs
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
