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Climate ChangeDetroit RiverJohn HartigLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes Moment: Detroit River and western Lake Erie get a checkup
-In this month’s column, writer John Hartig discusses the recently released 2020 State of the Strait report.
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Energy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIan WendrowIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioWisconsinGreat Lakes Energy News Roundup: Illinois, Ohio coal plants closing; Michigan treatment plant upgrade, Wisconsin poor infrastructure
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.
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APBudgetDetroitDrinking WaterFeature DetroitFlintGroundwater ContaminationInfrastructureLeadMichiganNewsPFASWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan governor releases $500 million water infrastructure plan
-The initiative, dubbed MI Clean Water, calls for creating a pot of money from which local governments could apply for grants or loans to improve their water treatment systems.
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Lake Michigan drownings surge to new high in 2020
-Drownings in Lake Michigan have reached record levels with at least 53 people dead so far this year.
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Bill sent to Whitmer would lengthen bonds for dam repairs
-The Michigan Legislature on Tuesday finalized a bill that would allow project costs to be spread out over more time and made more manageable for property owners.
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ChicagoClimate ChangeDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature-ChicagoGary WilsonIllinoisLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinPolicy Expert Q&A: Keep advocating with elected officials for safe drinking water
-University of Chicago Professor Sabina Shaikh is a senior lecturer and the director of the Program on the Global Environment at the university.
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Books, Authors, Art and MusicCOVID-19DetroitDetroit RiverFeature DetroitLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNatasha BlakelyNewsRecreation and TourismWisconsinTrash Fish: Marine debris becomes sculptures at Great Lakes aquariums and museums
-Throughout the Great Lakes region, local organizations have created trash sculpture displays to educate the public.
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APEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFreightersIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsOpposition team criticizes Enbridge plans for oil tunnel
-Enbridge’s tunnel plan does not meet industry standards and poses significant hazards to workers and the environment, experts told AP.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFreightersIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsEnbridge now inspects freighters to avoid another anchor strike on Line 5
-Enbridge is taking a “much more active approach” to protecting Line 5, as required by a consent decree with the Justice Department and the EPA.
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Drinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPFASCitizen Excellence: Sandy Wynn-Stelt receives EPA award for efforts to combat PFAS
-Wynn-Stelt is featured in Great Lakes Now’s documentary, “The Forever Chemicals.”
