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AdvocacyCollaborationDetroitEquity and Environmental JusticeMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsAs agencies seek more environmental justice data, longtime residents are skeptical
-Environmental regulators hope new data-driven tools will help identify hotspots and drive environmental justice. Some activists, who’ve been fighting polluters for decades, have doubts that more information will make a difference.
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ClevelandCollaborationDrinking WaterEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsOhioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsOhio residents fight to get radioactive oil and gas waste off their roads
-At least 13 states allow drilling waste to be used for road de-icing, dust suppression, and maintenance.
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APClimate ChangeDrinking WaterGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisInfrastructureLeadMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsPFASResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsClimate-driven flooding poses well water contamination risks
-While many private wells provide safe water, the absence of regulation and treatment afforded by larger municipal systems may expose some users to health risks, from bacteria and viruses to chemicals and lead.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNatasha BlakelyNewsOhioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsAfrican scientists visit the North American Great Lakes in international exchange
-Nine women from Africa spent two weeks in Michigan and Ohio learning about the Great Lakes research conducted here as part of a program to promote the involvement of women in science.
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CollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsHabitat RestorationInvasive SpeciesLake MichiganMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinRising water makes Lake Michigan wetlands vulnerable to invaders
-A new study documents the first sighting of the invasive species, European frogbit, in Wisconsin and says that it could threaten native plants, fish and invertebrates.
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AgricultureFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchMassive salmon farm gets green light from Ohio DNR
-The aquaculture operation, which would pump 4 million gallons a day from the Michindoh Aquifer, has some residents concerned about what it would do to water levels.
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AdvocacyBooks, Authors, Art and MusicClimate ChangeFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationHistory and CultureInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater Always Wins: “Quietly radical” book makes case for Slow Water
-In this Q&A with author Erica Gies, Gies says our fixation on controlling water has failed and it’s time for collaborative approaches.
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Brian OwensDrinking WaterFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsInfrastructureInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsNewsOntarioProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsAI technology could be used to monitor invaders in the Great Lakes
-Having artificial intelligence track the spread of invasive species would be quicker and cheaper, but only once scientists can guarantee accuracy.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDam Accounting: Taking Stock of Methane Emissions From Reservoirs
-Mounting studies highlight greenhouse gas emissions from reservoirs, and now a coalition of environmental groups has called for regulatory action.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeQuebecResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchThe ProvincesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsCanada ranks dead last among G7 on climate progress: Earth Index
-Among the 10 most developed G20 countries assessed by Corporate Knights’ Earth Index analysis, “Canada was the worst performing country of the whole group in 2019,” said Ralph Torrie, Corporate Knights’ director of research.
