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Student Protesters Demand Lightfoot Live Up To Campaign Promises on Environmental Protection
-Members of several youth groups protested outside the mayor’s City Hall offices to call for Lightfoot to reinstate a city department of environment to fight pollution and address climate change.
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PFAS News Roundup: Ohio starts testing, Minnesota cleanup could cost $1.2 billion, DuPont might dodge liabilities
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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APDetroitDrinking WaterFeature DetroitMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWaterfront Development
Detroit set to restore water service amid coronavirus fears
-The Coronavirus Water Restart Plan will be in effect for the duration of the global outbreak of the virus, officials said Monday.
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Recognition: Great Lakes Now earns three wins from Michigan Association of Broadcasters
-“Great Lakes Now’s documentary on PFAS and the monthly show were judged as public television’s best in Michigan for 2019.”
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Michigan Water Shutoffs: A test of governor’s commitment to social, environmental justice
-Gov. Gretchen Whitmer campaigned on an aggressive water platform. Now those campaign pledges are being put to the test.
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Water authority transfers funding for bill assistance
-The Great Lakes Water Authority is transferring more than $1.6 million to Detroit and Flint for conservation education and to help customers pay past-due water bills.
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Enbridge hires companies to design, build Great Lakes tunnel
-The Canadian company is forging ahead with plans to begin construction work next year on the tunnel, replacing the pipes at the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac.
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Michigan Supreme Court hears case over Flint water liability
-The case at the state’s highest court is one of many in state and federal courts over the scandal.
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Piping Plovers: Film fest spotlights endangered bird’s return to Chicago’s Lake Michigan shore
-The One Earth Film Festival kicks off its 9th season in Chicago starting Friday.