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Energy News RoundupFeature HomepageIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeEnergy News Roundup: Duke Energy’s financial assistance program, propane price increases in Minnesota, Pennsylvania prepares for increased energy costs
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.
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Feature HomepageIllinoisIndianaLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeTaylor HaeltermanWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinLower Rates: New flood risk assessment will reduce insurance rates in the Great Lakes region
-Michigan in particular will see a drop in flood-related insurance premiums. But overall, every Great Lakes state will have a larger percentage of residents receiving immediate rate decreases than the national average of 23%.
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ChicagoDetroit RiverFeature HomepageHabitat RestorationIllinoisIndianaJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsProtectScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinGreat Lakes Moment: Small habitat patches can have big ecological impact
-Researchers found that preserving small, isolated patches of land is just as critical to biodiversity and saving species as preserving large swathes of it. Key examples reside in Detroit and Chicago.
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APIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectBP agrees to $500K penalty, soot limits at Indiana refinery
-Oil giant BP agreed Thursday to pay a $512,450 penalty and reduce soot emissions from its Whiting refinery in Indiana under an agreement with regulators and activists who accused the company of violating an earlier deal.
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Spike Sustained: As COVID-19 policies relax, park attendance (mostly) remains strong
-Continued fluctuations in park attendance are causing adjustments to how some parks operate.
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IndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeShipping and PortsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsSustainable Shipping: Burns Harbor port tries to green Indiana’s industrial coast
-A water cannon, a truck marshalling yard and 400 trees are just some of the ways the Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor is trying to mitigate the impacts of the huge steel industry that lives on Indiana’s northwest coast.
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17 Indiana state parks closing for 4 days of deer hunts
-The hunts are scheduled for Nov. 15-16 and Nov. 29-30, with the parks closing the evening before and reopening the next day.
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Utility eyes earlier shutdown of Lake Michigan power plant
-A northern Indiana utility company is looking to shutter a coal-fired power plant along Lake Michigan two years earlier than planned.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupIndianaLatest NewsLeadMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsPennsylvaniaWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDrinking Water News Roundup: Minnesota’s salty water problem, aging infrastructure affects taste, Pennsylvania grants
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Drinking WaterFeature HomepageForever Chemicals FeaturedIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNatasha BlakelyNew YorkNewsOhioPennsylvaniaPFASPFAS News RoundupPolicyWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: Michigan works on transparency, 3M could cost the Minnesota public billions, study recruitment in Michigan
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
