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Enbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake HuronLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsSandra SvobodaU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
Look Back at Line 5: Check out the archives of the pipeline’s original construction
-Here’s how to see photos, blueprints and contracts from the Line 5 pipeline construction in the Straits of Mackinac through the Detroit Historical Society.
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Wisconsin Assembly passes bipartisan water quality bills
-Ten of the 13 bills passed unanimously. Despite the broad support, it’s not clear whether they all will pass the Republican-controlled Senate which has yet to schedule them for a vote.
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Industry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioRic MixterShipping and PortsU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWork
Touring with Ric: A close-up view of the largest of the Soo Locks
-Go along with Great Lakes Now’s Ric Mixter on one of his adventures exploring the Great Lakes.
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AdvocacyAPBudgetDrinking WaterDuluthMinnesotaMunicipalitiesNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtect
Minnesota’s Legislature to consider funding water projects
-This year, cities have coalesced around another financial-aid request, this time for money that would help them pay for aging wastewater and drinking water facilities.
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Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFreightersIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsRic MixterShipping and Ports
The Soo Locks: Past, present, future
-Curious about the history of the Soo Locks and how they came to be? Check out this timeline that will take you through notable moments in the Locks’ history.
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CollaborationGreat Lakes EchoIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhio
Fighting polarization in algal bloom controversy
-Researchers at the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research surveyed 1,000 Ohioans to gauge support of strategies to prevent western Lake Erie algal blooms.
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Ohio wants to put Lake Erie on a new, strict pollution diet
-The state plans to establish tougher regulations on runoff that’s feeding the outbreaks by limiting how much of the pollution is allowed to flow into the lake’s western end, Ohio’s Environmental Protection Agency said.
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Drinking WaterIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganOhioPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWisconsin
PFAS weekly roundup: $1M spent in Kalamazoo County, bills face industry opposition in Wisconsin, Ohio River study being designed
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Ohio anti-protest bill could criminalize support for pipeline demonstrations
-A federal judge ruled against similar language in a South Dakota law last year that was deemed too vague.