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CollaborationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLake ErieLake OntarioMunicipalitiesNewsOntarioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectThe ProvincesTorontoU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWhat’s missing from Doug Ford’s proposed expansion of the Ontario Greenbelt
-The Ontario government initially planned more ambitious additions to the Greenbelt. But after pushback from cities and industry, what’s left are a series of river valleys that were already protected.
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Drinking WaterEvents and Special BroadcastsFeature HomepageGreat Lakes Now Events and Road/River ShowsInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater's True Costs EventsJoin the Conversations: Events on “Water’s True Cost” will answer your questions about water infrastructure
-As the Great Lakes News Collaborative prepares to publish and air stories about water’s true cost, get these free, virtual events on your calendar to learn more about your drinking water.
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CollaborationEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingGroundwater ContaminationIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsNorthern Indiana residents doubt outcome of coal ash cleanup
-Some northern Indiana residents remain skeptical that communities in the area will be free of contamination from toxic coal ash, despite a renewed commitment to clean up polluted sites and transition to renewable energy sources.
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AdvocacyAPDetroitGrand RapidsInfrastructureMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectScience, Technology, ResearchReport: Michigan increases recycling by 35.4% in 3 years
-Michigan has reached a 19.3% recycling rate, an increase of 35.4% from prior to 2019, according to an analysis the state of Michigan released ahead of Earth Day.
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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 WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFeature LeadInfrastructureLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe CatchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsThe Catch: Benton Harbor’s lead pipes and the plan to replace them
-Reporter Leonard Fleming at The Detroit News has been covering the story, and he joins Great Lakes Now for this segment to further explain the issues and impact in the west Michigan city.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsInflation Weighs On U.S. Water Utilities
-Water leaders worry that rising prices — for everything from lead pipe replacements to treatment plant repairs — will cause a historic federal infrastructure investment to fall short of lofty expectations.
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BudgetClimate ChangeCollaborationFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeQuebecU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsEasier Ride for Fossils, But $9.1B in Climate Funding as Ottawa Releases 2030 Plan
-The fossil and transportation sectors get a relatively free ride and electricity producers do the most to decarbonize in the much-anticipated 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan that was recently released.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDetroitEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureMichiganMinnesotaOhioOntarioPFASWater Quality and Restoration EffortsFRESH: U.S. Lawmakers Propose Great Lakes Federal Agency
-Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today.
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APBudgetClimate ChangeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsUS taps $420M to boost water supplies hit by climate change
-Federal officials slated millions of dollars for rural water projects in several states, with the Biden administration looking to shore up infrastructure needs made more urgent by long-term drought conditions.
