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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterGroundwater ContaminationLatest NewsMichiganNewsPFASResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsResearch finds more PFAS coming out of wastewater treatment plants than going in
-New research from Western Michigan University indicates that wastewater treatment plants could have a negative effect on PFAS pollution.
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APClimate ChangeEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPennsylvaniaPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectThe StatesGovernor appeals court order blocking carbon emissions plan
-Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration has asked Pennsylvania’s highest court to let the centerpiece of his plan to fight climate change take effect.
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Feature HomepageHistory and CultureIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJames ProffittLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingTourismWaterfront DevelopmentLakeside Gentrification: Trailer parks and campgrounds the last bulwark against waterfront developments
-Despite the best efforts of some lakeside residents and developers, campgrounds just won’t die.
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APEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesGOP’s energy promises face limits in Pa. governor’s race
-In Pennsylvania, the No. 2 natural gas producer after Texas, the importance of the industry is emerging as a top issue among Republican contenders for governor before the state’s May 17 primary.
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Drinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageForever Chemicals FeaturedIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMichiganMinnesotaNatasha BlakelyNewsPennsylvaniaPFASPFAS News RoundupPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: Pennsylvania sets regulations, judge says Wisconsin DNR can’t regulate, Chemours uses climate change to defend PFAS
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Feature HomepageHistory and CultureIndianaLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchThe CatchTourismThe Catch: A dune moves inland
-Reporter Joseph S. Pete of the Times of Northwest Indiana joins Great Lakes Now to further explain why a sand dune is moving, what it means for visitors and ecosystems, and what park officials are doing about it.
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Climate ChangeGreat Lakes EchoLake HuronLake MichiganLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWisconsinGlobal warming may impact Great Lakes beaches
-Rather than average water levels falling as previously assumed, it’s possible that the average will increase because of more precipitation, which will constrict the beach area.
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BudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesMichigan is spending big on infrastructure. Its problems are even bigger.
-Michigan officials are celebrating a “historic” deal that will pump nearly $3 billion into aging infrastructure, but advocates say the state should be spending that much — or more — every year to adequately address decades of disinvestment.
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Drinking WaterFeature HomepageForever Chemicals FeaturedGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPFASResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsPFAS is a widespread problem. The solution needs to come from widespread sources
-In this Q&A, the director of MSU’s Center for PFAS Research Cheryl Murphy discusses the state of PFAS research currently, and why the U.S. and Canada should work together.
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Feature HomepageIllinoisIndianaLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNatasha BlakelyNew YorkNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaRecreation and TourismTourismWisconsinEarth Day 2022: What can you do and where?
-This year’s theme is “Invest in our Planet,” and there are plenty of events all around the region where people can do just that.
