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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsDon’t worry, that stuff that turned a Clinton Twp. creek bright green was non-toxic
-A Clinton Township creek that turned bright green over the weekend did not change color because of antifreeze or any other toxic substance, according to Macomb County Public Works and township officials.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreational Hunting and FishingTourismWalleye Windfall: Lake Erie bait and tackle is big small business
-Small shops and lure makers keep anglers happy and fish fed.
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Whitmer proposes $300M in water funding for communities
-Michigan Gov. Whitmer proposed $300 million to help local utilities address elevated lead levels, plan for pipe replacement and connect users of contaminated wells to municipal supplies.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyWater Quality and Restoration EffortsSturgeon Restoration: Drawing in the public with a festival
-To encourage stewardship of lake sturgeon, in particular some hidden spawning grounds for the fish, a group of people organized the Blue Water Sturgeon Festival, with art, food, touch tanks and more.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupIllinoisLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinDrinking Water News Roundup: Algae blooms threaten Illinois, Wisconsin DNR cuts runoff regulations
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Climate ChangeEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageFeature MilwaukeeLatest NewsMilwaukeeNewsShipping and PortsWisconsinSustainable Shipping: At the Port of Milwaukee the wind blows toward a greener future
-In Milwaukee, the port’s wind turbine has been a great source of success, but despite efforts, the port struggles to change its image with the public.
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APIndigenous CommunitiesInfrastructureNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsTribes welcome infusion of money in infrastructure bill
-President Joe Biden signed the $1.2 trillion deal earlier this week that includes about $11 billion in benefits for Indian Country, according to the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. About one-third of that, $3.5 billion, will go to the Indian Health Service, the federal agency tasked with providing healthcare for more than 2 million Native American and Alaska Natives.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismHow the Ski Industry Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Climate Activism
-An interview with the president of the International Ski Federation, Gian Franco Kasper, made its way around the Internet faster than locals flocking to the first chair on a powder day. In the 2019 interview, Kasper told a Swiss newspaper that he preferred working with dictators to environmentalists and that there is no proof of “so-called” climate change.
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APEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRegulators seek to suspend Trump rule on railway natural gas
-The rule, which was backed by both the natural gas and freight rail industries, had already been on hold because several environmental groups and 14 states filed lawsuits challenging it.
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APEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeJudge keeps Michigan oil pipeline case in federal court
-The clash over whether Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 should continue operating raises issues “under consideration at the highest levels of this country’s government” involving a U.S.-Canada treaty and federal pipeline safety regulation, U.S. District Judge Janet Neff ruled.
