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AdvocacyArticleChicagoDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioPFASPFAS News RoundupPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRegionScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
PFAS News Roundup: Research and policy aiming to help eradicate “forever chemicals”
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature HomepageMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Regulators: No Enbridge Line 5 tunnel decision without more safety info
-Michigan regulators say they need more evidence about safety, engineering and fire and explosion risks before deciding whether to let Enbridge Energy move its Line 5 petroleum pipeline into a tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac.
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ArticleClimate ChangeFish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInvasive SpeciesMichiganNewsPolicyThe States
NOAA doubles five-year grant to $53 million for Great Lakes researchers at University of Michigan
-The University of Michigan is getting $53 million from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to further study the Great Lakes. That doubles the amount of research money available. The federal grant will be released over a five-year period.
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ArticleBlue EconomyClimate ChangeEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioOntarioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe ProvincesThe States
Energy News Roundup: Green jobs, solar farms and the value of trees
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsGrand RapidsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchTraverse City
Grand Traverse group wins praise for preserving key land from development
-The administration of Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf asked the state’s high court Monday to weigh in on a legal battle over Pennsylvania’s plan to charge power plants for their emissions of planet-warming carbon dioxide.
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BudgetClevelandDuluthFeature ClevelandFeature HomepageFreightersGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeShipping and PortsU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
Can shipping on the Great Lakes take the next step toward transporting high-value container cargo?
-In this Q&A, Lake Carriers’ Association President James Weakley talks Great Lakes shipping economy, ice breakers, the Soo Locks and more.
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Climate ChangeEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIllinoisNewsPartner ContentPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRegion
Solar, storage projects set to bring jobs, tax revenue to Illinois coal communities
-A recent state procurement formalizes plans to put solar and storage on the site of several retired coal plants. The owners will receive grants and higher-value renewable energy credits to finance the projects.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterFeature HomepageIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJohn McCrackenLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNew YorkNewsOntarioQuebecShipping and PortsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater WithdrawalsWaterfront Development
Industries and public water supplies top list of main consumers of Great Lakes water
-Michigan is the current top consumer of Great Lakes water, followed by Ontario, Indiana, New York and then Quebec.
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AdvocacyClevelandFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreation and TourismThe CatchTourism
The Catch: Lake Erie birding
-The new Great Lake Erie Birding Trail, with its mobile app, includes some 40 birding hot spots from Detroit to the Lake Erie islands and beyond.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingDetroitFeature DetroitFoodLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioRecreation and TourismSandra SvobodaTorontoTourism
Detroit and Toronto among Time Magazine’s “50 Greatest Places”
-Two Great Lakes cities are among an international news magazine’s top destinations for 2022. How many have you been to?