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AgricultureAlgae BloomsBudgetDrinking WaterFeature HomepageJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsLeadNewsOhioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
H2Ohio: Agency directors focus on wetlands, farmer subsidies, replacing lead lines
-The Ohio Department of Agriculture, Ohio Department of Natural Resources and Ohio Environmental Protection Agency will seek $240.85 million in funding for H2Ohio projects.
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Books, Authors, Art and MusicCollaborationDetroitDrinking WaterFeature DetroitFeature HomepageLatest NewsMichiganNewsSandra SvobodaWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Save Water, Save Nature: Kids calendar art contest promotes healthy water management
-GLN Host Ward Detwiler interviewed this year’s Kids Clean Water Calendar Contest winner about his artwork promoting clean water.
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APDrinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedNewsPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsin
Wisconsin Legislature moves to kill limits on PFAS, protect conversion therapy
-Senate Republicans placed in committee a bill blocking a Department of Natural Resources rule designed to fight pollution from PFAS.
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Shifting sand, water again reveal shipwreck from 1880s
-A change in Lake Michigan water levels has revealed the shipwreck from the 1880s that is visible in western Michigan for the first time since 2018.
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Scientists: Climate-whipped winds pose Great Lakes hazards
-Powerful gusts linked to global warming are damaging water quality and creating a hazard for fish in Lake Erie and perhaps elsewhere in the Great Lakes, according to researchers.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationDrinking WaterGrand RapidsInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Some cities are turning to natural infrastructure to deal with extreme rain events
-Climate change in the Great Lakes region means more intense storms. Already some towns are finding they’re flooding where they never have before. One city in Michigan is finding the solution is nature.
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ClevelandClimate ChangeDetroitEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature ClevelandFeature DetroitIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
Air, Wind, Solar: In the Great Lakes region, energy stands out in President Biden’s efforts
-What sort of impact could President Biden’s executive orders and his various campaign promises have on the Great Lakes region?
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AgricultureCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationDrinking WaterFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Wetlands can help prevent property damage and save lives during floods
-Last year when the Midland dams gave way, more than 21 billion gallons of water rushed into the Tittabawassee River. More than three and a quarter billion gallons of that ended up in the Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesIndigenous CommunitiesLake HuronLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreational Hunting and FishingThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Treaty Rights Acknowledged For First Time in Oil Pipeline’s Controversial History
-Michigan’s Indigenous communities hold long-standing legal rights to protect lands and waters.