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Minnesota regulators reaffirm air permit for proposed mine
-State regulators who three years ago issued an air quality permit for a proposed copper-nickel mine in northwestern Minnesota stood by their decision in a report released Monday that said the mine did not provide misleading information on its plans.
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Algae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFeature HomepageLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWater Quality and Restoration EffortsEnvironmental group says Gov. Whitmer’s plan to reduce harmful algal blooms ‘won’t work’
-An environmental group says a Michigan plan to reduce nutrient pollution of Lake Erie is “lackluster” and “won’t work.”
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AdvocacyAPIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectMinnesota Supreme Court to review drainage projects ruling
-The Minnesota Supreme Court announced Tuesday it will review a ruling by the Minnesota Court of Appeals that provided environmental protections for Renville County’s last free-flowing stream.
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Year in Review 2021: Change is good, really, and proof is in the Great Lakes pudding
-Changes in staffing, content and partnerships have led to an evolution in what Great Lakes Now looks like, and News Director Natasha Blakely reflects on those changes.
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APBuffaloFeature HomepageNew YorkNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsEPA to test, measure longtime Buffalo River cleanup efforts
-The lengthy effort to clean up the Buffalo River could pay off in the next few years.
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Year in Review 2021: New beginnings, or a look at one-sixth of the year
-Great Lakes Now has seen huge growth in audience and audience engagement this year, and new Digital Content Coordinator Mila Murray reflects on her own observations.
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Year in Review 2021: As the year ends, I’m still thinking about summer joy… and summer flooding
-New Associate Producer Anna Sysling contemplates self-care, the small wonders of Great Lakes nature and the devastating impacts of climate on the region.
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AgricultureCollaborationIllinoisIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeGreat Lakes region WWII armory preserves Indigenous village
-Researchers are studying a long-vanished village near southern Lake Michigan that a World War II arsenal helped preserve.
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Drinking WaterIndianaLatest NewsNewsPennsylvaniaPFASPFAS News RoundupPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: PFAS can move from water to air, DoD efforts to clean up PFAS skewered
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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CollaborationEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeHistoric coal ash raises concerns at iconic Illinois coal plant site
-As owner NRG proposes a remediation plan for coal ash covered under state and federal law, other, older deposits that are exempt from the laws may pose a greater risk to water contamination and future redevelopment.
