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Trump tries to block EV charger money — again. Michigan impact ‘clear as mud’
-Michigan has spent $2.2 million out of $110 million it was promised for EV chargers under a program the Trump administration is now attempting to prevent more spending through.
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Wisconsin is still sitting on $125 million for PFAS cleanup
-Gov. Tony Evers is proposing more funding to clean up the persistent chemicals, while offering farmers more protections.
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CDC awards biomonitoring grants to Great Lakes states, future funding unclear
-New grants to Great Lakes states to measure harmful chemicals in marginalized communities are facing uncertainty.
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker set ambitious climate goals for the state. It’s far from meeting them.
-From electric vehicles to renewable energy, Illinois is lagging — and it faces even more challenges.
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Neighbors worry development would raze urban forest
-A proposed development in Indianapolis threatens to upend life for residents and the wildlife that call those thickets home by cutting down about 13 acres of trees in order to build 43 upscale houses.
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Blue Tech challenge aims at gathering business solutions to Great Lakes problems
-Northwestern Michigan College officials say the challenge is essentially a pitch competition for those working on environmental and infrastructure issues facing the region.
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More goose poop, more problems
-Nearly extinct in the mid-20th century due to over-hunting, a whopping 280,000 Canada geese now live in Michigan.
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Points North: A Sticky Solution for Microplastics
-Microplastics are everywhere. But after accidentally combining materials in a lab, scientists at the University of Michigan are on the cusp of discovering a new method to capture and remove microplastics from water.