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DetroitDetroit RiverEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Great Lakes Moment: A tribute to Guy O. Williams, environmental justice champion
-He worked for a range of environmental organizations including the National Wildlife Federation and Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice.
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Drinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNew YorkNewsPFASPFAS News RoundupPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
PFAS News Roundup: New compound in Artic seawater, Michigan and NY set new rules
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s headline roundup.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupGroundwater ContaminationIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOntarioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Drinking Water News Roundup: lead in Pittsburgh, NY stream protection bill
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with drinking water in Great Lakes Now’s headline roundup.
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BuffaloDrinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedGroundwater ContaminationNew YorkNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Groups hope NY rules get pollutants out of drinking water
-New York has also approved maximum contaminant levels for industrial chemicals PFOA and PFOS.
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Review Underway: Will IJC’s efforts be enough for flooded shoreline municipalities?
-Plan 2014 is a water level regulation plan, implemented in January 2017, for the Lake Ontario-St.Lawrence River system.
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ClevelandCollaborationEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature ClevelandFish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioWaterfront Development
Ohio lawmakers want ‘puzzling’ offshore wind ruling revisited
-The state’s siting board had approved the project, but with a provision that made it nearly impossible to build.
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APDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeGroundwater ContaminationLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Court: Flint class-action can proceed over lead in water
-The lawsuit names then-Gov. Rick Snyder, two former Flint government managers and public agencies.
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ClevelandEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature ClevelandIan WendrowIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsOhioOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Great Lakes Energy News Roundup: Ohio nuclear bailout repeal, Minnesota coal plants, Georgian Bay hydroelectric plant
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s headline roundup.
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CollaborationCommercial FishingFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingResearch, Data and TechnologyWisconsin
Multi-million dollar grant funds study of Great Lakes aquaculture
-The collaborative will study how much consumers would pay for local fish and emphasize buying local.
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APEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake HuronLake MichiganMichiganNews
Enbridge contractor vessels may have bumped pipeline support
-Four of the five likeliest suspects were Enbridge contractors doing maintenance or geotechnical work.