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Climate ChangeCollaborationInfrastructureLake OntarioLatest NewsNewsOntarioTorontoWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Single Systems: Great Lakes cities’ sewer designs mean waste in the waters
-A big storm can overwhelm a treatment plant’s capacity, leading to storm and wastewater bypassing the plant and ending up untreated in the lake.
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After the Flood: How Chicago is coping with the effects of climate change
-The city has begun short-term erosion mitigation measures along Chicago’s shoreline.
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Review ordered of Indiana’s Lake Michigan shore damage
-The order announced Thursday comes as several lakeshore communities have already declared local beach erosion emergencies.
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Wisconsin governor seeks federal disaster declaration for 3 counties
-About $10 million in damages where repairs were eligible for federal reimbursement were identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Wisconsin Emergency Management.
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Factory farms provide abundant food, but environment suffers
-The spread of corporate animal farms is turning neighbor against neighbor in town halls and courtrooms across rural America.
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Wisconsin Governor requests FEMA storm damage assessments in SE Wisconsin
-Doing the assessments will help determine whether communities may qualify for federal aid to help them rebuild, the governor said.
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Cleanup of Detroit “green goo” contaminated site expected to cost millions
-According to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, efforts to contain the leak at the Electro-Plating Services Inc. site in Madison Heights has cost at least $200,000 over 24 days.
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Group claims bias in lawsuit against Ohio water department
-A civil rights group has alleged in a federal lawsuit that Cleveland’s water department discriminates against black customers by shutting off service and placing liens on their property for unpaid bills at a far higher rate than for white customers.
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River Restoration: $390 million project offers new future for beleaguered Kinnickinnic
-Miles of concrete are being removed from the Kinnickinnic riverbed in the hopes of encouraging more beautiful parks, less flooding and less pollution.