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ArticleEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyProtectShipping and PortsFrom MLive: DEQ approves 48 new anchor supports on Line 5
-By Michael Kransz mkransz@mlive.com LANSING,…
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Chicago water agency greenlights road in pristine suburban space
-The Chicago Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD), recently voted to allow a road to be built through Isabella Woods that would serve the needs of private real estate development.
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AgricultureAuthorsDrinking WaterJames ProffittLake ErieNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectAnother blow in the fight to save Lake Erie
-Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s effort to protect the future of Lake Erie from harmful algal blooms was dealt a serious blow when the Ohio Soil and Water Conservation Commission declined to move forward in designating eight watersheds in northwest Ohio as “distressed.”
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AuthorsBudgetClimate ChangeMary Ellen GeistNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectScience, Technology, ResearchVideoWater Quality and Restoration Efforts“Great Lakes in the bullseye of Climate Change”
-The National Climate Assessment says the Great Lakes Region is smack-dab in the center of some of the most damaging impacts from climate change.
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Asian CarpAuthorsBudgetGary WilsonInvasive SpeciesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectCost of Army Corps plan to block Asian carp skyrockets
-The cost to block Asian Carp in the Chicago waterways system has increased to $778 million from a previous estimate of $275 million, the Army Corps of Engineers announced last week.
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AuthorsGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInvasive SpeciesNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectScience, Technology, ResearchShipping and PortsU.S. Senate moves toward fighting aquatic invasive species
-In a bipartisan move, the U.S. Senate last week passed legislation that authorizes funding for the U.S. Coast Guard and, following years of debate, changes ballast water regulation by setting a national standard for discharges.
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AuthorsDrinking WaterGary WilsonMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRegionWisconsinGreat Lakes opportunities, obstacles await new governors in Michigan and Wisconsin
-What is the reality for Whitmer and Evers, two gubernatorial election winners in key Great Lakes states. Both are Democrats who will replace two-term Republicans.
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Toxic Clean-up of Defunct Steel Mill on Detroit River Advances
-A 25-year challenge for USEPA, MDEQ Clean-up of a long-defunct and toxic site on prime real estate that borders the…
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AuthorsDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeEvents and Special BroadcastsFlintGreat Lakes Now On-Air SpecialsLeadMary Ellen GeistMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeVideoThe Door Flint Opened: America’s Drinking Water Crisis A Great Lakes Now Special airs Nov. 1, 9 pm on DPTV
-In this debut of the DPTV Great Lakes Bureau’s series of half-hour specials, GreatLakesNow.org examines how the Flint Water Crisis is shining a light on global water issues.
