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Drinking WaterGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsCore priority: Michigan environmental budget boosts funding for EGLE
-Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer spotlighted the environment and clean water in her budget proposal after giving it just a passing mention in her State of the State speech.
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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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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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AuthorsEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIan WendrowIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeGreat Lakes Energy News Roundup: Lake Erie wind turbines worry anglers, Enbridge replacing St. Clair River pipeline, what next for Michigan and Minnesota renewables
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly energy-related headline roundup.
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High water wreaks havoc on Great Lakes, swamping communities
-No relief is in sight, as forecasters expect the lakes to remain high well into 2020 and perhaps longer.
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Chicago flooding spurs local, state disaster proclamations
-The local and state proclamations issued Thursday were aimed at boosting funding for recovery and rebuilding efforts along more than 30 miles of shoreline in Cook and Lake counties.
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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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APEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake HuronMichiganNewsOntarioCanadian company seeks new site to bury nuclear waste
-Ontario Power Generation abandoned its 15-year campaign to permanently store the waste on the Canadian shore of Lake Huron after members of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation voted overwhelmingly last week to reject it.
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Line 5 Reroute In Northern Wisconsin Sows Division Among Some Communities
-As Enbridge explores routes, neighbors are divided over the relocation project.
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CollaborationEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeQ&A: Michigan lawmaker aims to ‘build the coalition’ around clean energy
-U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, discusses coalition building, electric vehicles and ongoing environmental challenges in her Detroit-area district.
