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Ohio wants to put Lake Erie on a new, strict pollution diet
-The state plans to establish tougher regulations on runoff that’s feeding the outbreaks by limiting how much of the pollution is allowed to flow into the lake’s western end, Ohio’s Environmental Protection Agency said.
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Drinking WaterIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganOhioPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWisconsinPFAS weekly roundup: $1M spent in Kalamazoo County, bills face industry opposition in Wisconsin, Ohio River study being designed
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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No Defense: New PFAS documentary looks at military’s role in the crisis
-The film debuts on Feb. 19 at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor.
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AdvocacyAuthorsCommercial FishingFish, Birds and AnimalsFoodJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioProtectRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingYellow Perch, Emerald Shiners: Diet change might have led to drop in fish catches
-While Lake Erie’s walleye population is smashing records, the lake’s populations of yellow perch and emerald shiners aren’t faring quite so well.
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AdvocacyAuthorsBuffaloDetroitDetroit RiverLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNatasha BlakelyNew YorkNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWaterfront DevelopmentHouse Renewal: A bipartisan-sponsored bill increasing Great Lakes funding passed the U.S. House
-The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative was reauthorized in one chamber of Congress. The bill now awaits approval from the Senate.
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APIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWater Quality and Restoration EffortsFactory farms provide abundant food, but environment suffers
-The spread of corporate animal farms is turning neighbor against neighbor in town halls and courtrooms across rural America.
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ArticleDrinking WaterGrand RapidsGroundwater ContaminationLatest NewsMichiganNatasha BlakelyPFASProtectBefore the PFAS-related consent decree takes effect, the public can comment at hearings and online
-The West Michigan company that dumped tannery scraps reached an agreement with two townships and the state. Here’s how to share your opinions about it.
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Brian OwensEquity and Environmental JusticeFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsNewsOntarioPlayPolicyProtectTribal Governments and First NationsU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsFisheries Update: New Canadian law improves habitat protections and adds Indigenous consultation
-The new version of the law restores protections that were removed by the previous government in 2012.
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APEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake SuperiorMinnesotaNewsProtectMinnesota regulators put Enbridge Line 3 oil pipeline back on track
-The state Public Utilities Commission voted 3-1 to approve an updated environmental impact statement for the $2.6 billion project, finding that the new review adequately addressed the impacts of a potential spill in the Lake Superior watershed.
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AuthorsEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsOntarioProtectSandra SvobodaScience, Technology, ResearchPolluting with Purpose: In the wilderness with Great Lakes Now at Canada’s Experimental Lakes Area
-Here’s Program Director Sandra Svoboda’s account of field producing the “Polluting with Purpose” segment for the Great Lakes Now monthly show.
