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Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIan WendrowIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsResourceGreat Lakes Energy News Roundup: Wisconsin superfund cleanup, Minnesota court rejects gas plant, six GL states join U.S. Climate Alliance
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly energy-related headline roundup.
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APDrinking WaterGroundwater ContaminationNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinWisconsin lawmaker task force urges $10M for clean water initiatives
-The range of initiatives includes creating a new water policy office; bumping up state funding for county conservation workers; increasing grants for rebuilding or replacing wells contaminated with manure and fertilizer; and grants for farmers who grow crops that require less fertilizer.
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Enbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIan WendrowIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsResourceScience, Technology, ResearchEnergy Alternatives: Outside of Line 5, where can Michiganders get energy?
-While some governments and groups continue to support Line 5, universities and environmental groups are looking into alternative energy sources to supply Michigan.
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Drinking WaterEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesForever Chemicals FeaturedGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsMounting Pressure: Groups call on Michigan governor to lead on key Great Lakes issues
-What will Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s 2020 look like, with her new role as the chair of the Great Lakes Compact’s council, in addition to handling bottled water legislation and Line 5 lawsuits?
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AuthorsDetroit RiverEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJohn HartigLatest NewsNewsShipping and PortsWaterfront DevelopmentGreat Lakes Moment: $50 Million sediment cleanup on Rouge River Old Channel will become a model
-At the center of a sediment cleanup project: Zug Island, which sits between Rouge and Detroit rivers.
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2019 Featured PostGreat Lakes Now's Year-End PostsLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRecreation and TourismRegionSandra SvobodaGreat Lakes Now: Our 2019 look back and our 2020 look ahead
-The Great Lakes Now team produced dozens of news stories, nine monthly shows, one documentary and countless moments of impact. We’ll do even more in the next year, again, with your help.
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2019 Featured PostEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingGary WilsonGreat Lakes Now's Year-End PostsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInterviewLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRegionThe Great Lakes in 2019: Senior Correspondent Gary Wilson’s look back at the headlines
-Sometimes the reporting was in cold places, but the news was always hot and impactful for Great Lakes Now this past year.
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Water authority: Some metals not detected after Detroit River aggregate spill
-Initial water quality tests following the spill of limestone construction aggregate into the Detroit River did not turn up uranium, thorium, mercury or lead, according to the Great Lakes Water Authority.
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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.
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Twin Metals Minnesota files formal mine plan with regulators
-Twin Metals Minnesota’s plan for an underground copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota is a project that has drawn fierce opposition because it would sit just upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
