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Feature HomepageHistory and CultureLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRachel DuckettRecreation and TourismLighthouse Restoration: A volunteer effort that requires labor, love and millions of dollars
-Many lighthouses in the Great Lakes region survive on volunteers and their willingness to put time into restoring them.
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APDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFlintInfrastructureMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsFlint water main breaks prompt water conservation request
-Flint uses about 10 million gallons of water per day. Water main breaks since early January have increased water usage to more than 11 million gallons per day.
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Asian CarpCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWith new invasive carp money, the Great Lakes learns from past invasions
-It was a year ago when Michigan fish and wildlife regulators caught wind that aquarium moss balls sold in a pet shop were infested with zebra mussels, an invasive species that has decimated Great Lakes ecosystems.
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BuffaloClevelandDuluthFeature ClevelandFeature HomepageFreightersIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioShipping and PortsThe 2022 Great Lakes shipping season sets sail after COVID-19 hurdles
-The 2021 shipping season was a “bounce-back season,” which Great Lakes port administrators attribute to increased cargo and infrastructure improvements.
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Algae BloomsAPClimate ChangeFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInvasive SpeciesLake HuronMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsScientists take rare look under Great Lakes’ frozen surfaces
-The field studies over the past few weeks — a collective effort known as the “Winter Grab” — were intended to boost knowledge of what happens in the five lakes when they’re covered partially or completely with ice.
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APEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectJudge’s connection to driller at issue in Pa. pollution case
-The Pennsylvania attorney general’s office indicated it might seek removal of a judge expected to preside over a criminal case in which he has ties to the defendant — the state’s biggest gas driller.
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APDrinking WaterIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsTask force looking at water infrastructure in SE Michigan
-The current condition and actions needed for sustainable water infrastructure systems is the focus of the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments Water Infrastructure Task Force.
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Shipwreck discovered in Lake Superior, 131 years later
-A ship carrying a load of coal when it sank in a storm in 1891 has been discovered in Lake Superior off Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectLegislation to be introduced to restrict water withdrawals for bottled water and increase protections for groundwater
-The Michigan Legislature might soon look at a package of bills that would change how the state protects groundwater. However, the goal of the bills and the legal tool the sponsors want to use might be at odds.
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APDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature LeadFlintLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeSnyder will take 5th if called to testify in water trial
-Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, who faces misdemeanor charges in the Flint water crisis, wants to avoid testifying in a civil trial involving engineering firms that are being sued over liability for lead-contaminated water.
