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AdvocacyDrinking WaterIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRic MixterWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWaterfront DevelopmentWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: Indiana restricts PFAS foam, Wisconsin utility sued, 651 military bases likely polluted
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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APEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMinnesotaNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMinnesota Court of Appeals sends PolyMet permit back to MPCA
-This is the fourth permit the Court of Appeals has rejected this year.
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Drinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedIllinoisIndianaLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNatasha BlakelyNew YorkNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaPFASProtectU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWisconsinPFAS Around the Great Lakes Region: Actions taken in each state or province and standards set, if any
-The eight Great Lakes states and Canada are approaching PFAS contamination in their own ways and setting their own standards.
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Scientists testing alternative to road salt to protect water
-Fifty water bodies across Minnesota fail to meet the Pollution Control Agency’s water-quality standards because they contain too much chloride.
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AdvocacyCOVID-19DetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitIan WendrowLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeDo More: Water rights advocates call for action from Gov. Whitmer, Mayor Duggan for residents without water
-Despite outreach efforts, advocates feel state officials are not acting as quickly or efficiently as they could to mitigate the crisis.
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Judge backs Minnesota’s Twin Metals mine in lease dispute
-The judge said the Interior Department had the authority to reverse itself and renew the project’s federal mineral rights leases.
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COVID-19FatbergsIllinoisIndianaLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaMunicipalitiesNatasha BlakelyNatasha BlakelyNew YorkNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyResourceScience, Technology, ResearchWisconsinCOVID-19 Caution: Water Resources Commissioner asks people not to flush cleaning products
-Anything that says “Flushable Wipes” is not flushable, commissioner says.
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COVID-19Gary WilsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioOntarioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsResearch Unknowns: COVID-19 puts Great Lakes field research prep on hold
-While field research prep is delayed, the science itself hasn’t stopped as universities and researchers continue to work.
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PFAS News Roundup: Ohio starts testing, Minnesota cleanup could cost $1.2 billion, DuPont might dodge liabilities
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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APDetroitDrinking WaterFeature DetroitMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWaterfront DevelopmentDetroit set to restore water service amid coronavirus fears
-The Coronavirus Water Restart Plan will be in effect for the duration of the global outbreak of the virus, officials said Monday.
