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AdvocacyAuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitFeature HomepageGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsHope springs eternal for Michigan legislator who champions drinking water equity
-Senator Stephanie Chang began her campaign to end water shutoffs in 2015. She’s hopeful for legislative action in 2023.
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AuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDuluthFeature HomepageHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsRecreation and TourismStaci Lola DrouillardNibi Chronicles: Standing strong with mushers on the North Shore of Lake Superior
-The tradition of moving things via dog sled is deeply entrenched in the culture of the North Shore.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterFeature HomepageForever Chemicals FeaturedLatest NewsMichiganNewsPFASRefreshWater Quality and Restoration EffortsOngoing battle to keep toxic chemicals at bay
-Outdated laws leave communities struggling to ward off contaminants before they foul drinking supplies.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageForever Chemicals FeaturedKathy JohnsonMichiganNewsPennsylvaniaPFASPFAS News RoundupWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: Plastic manufacturer to clean up contaminants under settlement, EPA unveils new PFAS tools
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
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Algae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsReport: MI and OH must spend hundreds of millions more annually to curb toxic blooms in Lake Erie
-A new report suggests Michigan and Ohio will fail to reduce nutrient runoff by 40% as agreed upon.
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AuthorsBrian OwensFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLake HuronLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSturgeonLake sturgeon added to endangered list, but things are looking up
-Lake sturgeon were once incredibly abundant in the Great Lakes, but the Great Lakes population is estimated to be less than 1% of its historical numbers.
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AuthorsEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentKathy JohnsonLake MichiganMichiganMinnesotaOhioWisconsinEnergy News Roundup: Minnesota’s 2040 carbon-free energy bill, coal ash crackdown continues
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsRight to water: Could 2023 be the year Michigan ends shutoffs?
-Some lawmakers see a bill to declare a human right to water as a first step toward ending the shutoffs that plague low-income Michiganders.
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AuthorsCitizen ScienceDetroitDetroit RiverFeature DetroitFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureJohn HartigLake ErieLake Erie-EPALatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismRegionScience, Technology, ResearchTourismGreat Lakes Moment: A community science survey
-“Volunteers reported 17 bald eagles on the ice, an estimated 20,000 Canvasbacks, about as many Redheads, a smattering of other ducks, and Tundra and Mute swans.”
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AuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageFeature MilwaukeeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureKari LydersenLatest NewsMilwaukeeNewsRefreshScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinSmart sewers relieve stress on systems and wastewater officials, saving energy and funds
-“Smart sewer” technology is increasingly common in the region, helping cities avoid overflows that release untreated sewers into lakes and rivers.
