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State, nonprofit grants to boost Detroit recycling efforts
-Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy will give the city more than $458,000. Another $325,000 is coming from The Recycling Partnership to increase participation in curbside and multifamily recycling programs.
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Drinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedLatest NewsNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectPFAS News Roundup: Public input in Michigan, bans on firefighting foam, legislation won’t pass Senate
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS – a group of man-made chemicals flagged as a major contaminant in sources of water across the country – in the Great Lakes region and on a national level in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Minnesota court rejects major permits for PolyMet mine
-Environmentalists celebrated the decision, while PolyMet said it would consider taking the case to the Minnesota Supreme Court and the DNR said it was considering its options.
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APEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeMichigan seeks extensive records about Line 5 from Enbridge
-In a letter to Enbridge, the state Department of Natural Resources requested documents dating back to 1953, when two 20-inch pipelines were placed across the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac.
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The U.S. House just voted to regulate PFAS. Here’s what you need to know
-PBS NewsHour laid out what you need to know about PFAS, what the bill means, what the next step is and what existing resistance there is to this bill and why.
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AuthorsGary WilsonLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsStatus Quo: Leadership changed at EPA Great Lakes office but focus is still business and agriculture
-Cathy Stepp has stepped down, and Kurt Thiede will be replacing her as EPA Region 5’s administrator. Under his purview, regulations and the economy will remain a priority.
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Superfund cleanup considered for Detroit ‘green goo’ site
-The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy said an evaluation of the Electro-Plating Services Inc. site will be completed this spring.
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APArticleDetroitDetroit RiverDrinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsEPA: Lead, uranium found after Detroit River aggregate spill
-The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy said in a statement Thursday that the EPA’s testing of soil and water at the Detroit Bulk Storage detected “many heavy metals including uranium.”
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High winds, flooding cause major damage at Port Milwaukee in Wisconsin
-The wild weather Saturday forced the port to prohibit public access to Jones Island and caused flooding on all major roadways at the port. Winds gusted up to 50 mph, and waves reached 6 to 8 feet (1.8 to 2.4 meters) high.
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Algae BloomsDrinking WaterJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioWater Quality and Restoration EffortsLake Erie Algae: 2019 was bad but could have been worse
-How did the bloom affect fishing and tourism, what is being done, and what can be done about it?
