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AuthorsFeature HomepageGary WilsonHistory and CultureLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsNew Great Lakes book challenges readers with mystery, facts and whimsy
-Veteran author Dave Dempsey’s The Great Lakes: Fact or Fake is designed to entertain and educate
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsEPA wants Native American tribes to implement water quality standards equivalent to the Clean Water Act’s requirements
-The U.S. EPA proposes federal baseline water quality standards for lakes and streams on reservations.
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2 fishermen caught cheating at Ohio tournament sentenced to 10-day jail terms, forfeit of $100k boat
-According to search warrant affidavits, five walleye contained lead weights and fillets. Officers from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources confiscated the fish as evidence.
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The Catch: National PFAS limits
-Take a look at proposed nationwide standards on PFAS from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDetroitIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRefreshWater Quality and Restoration EffortsOnce beset by industrial pollution, Rouge River on a slow path to recovery
-Thanks to the Clean Water Act, the Rouge is no longer a dumping ground for waste. But its gains are incomplete, with contaminants still soiling the river bottom and the fish in its waters.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageIndianaKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOntarioPFAS News RoundupWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: The Nation’s first “PFAS Annihilator” is now being used in Michigan
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
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AuthorsBooks, Authors, Art and MusicFeature HomepageHabitat RestorationHamiltonHistory and CultureLake OntarioLatest NewsNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinBook Club: Celebrating environmental success stories in the Great Lakes
-While significant challenges remain, there is still much to celebrate.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsFlush with cash, Michigan lawmakers try again to pass state septic code
-Democratic lawmakers want to end Michigan’s “shameful” reign as the only state without a statewide code to prevent leaky systems from fouling lakes, rivers and groundwater.
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For open water swimmers, even chilly, choppy water beckons
-Many beaches won’t open for weeks, but already one dedicated group is quietly pacing the shore.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterFlintLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsFlint misses new deadline in long-overdue lead line replacement effort
-Advocates say the city has blown through a court-ordered May 1 deadline to figure out which Flint residents are still dealing with potholed yards and sidewalks, after work crews excavated lead service lines and left a mess behind.
