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AuthorsBudgetEquity and Environmental JusticeGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsNew Trump budget again proposes drastic cuts for the U.S. EPA, Great Lakes
-Titled “A Budget for a Better America,” the Trump administration’s 2020 budget released on Monday makes another attempt to subject the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to draconian funding cuts and proposes to all but eliminate the Obama-era Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
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AuthorsCollaborationDrinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedGreat Lakes Now On-Air SpecialsNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeSandra SvobodaGreat Lakes Now/DPTV and MLive Partner for PFAS Reporting
-As residents, researchers and lawmakers learn more about how industrial chemicals are permeating household water supplies, MLive Media Group and Detroit Public Television are collaborating to report stories that will help further public understanding of this latest water crisis.
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AdvocacyAuthorsBudgetEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEquity and Environmental JusticeGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectNew Great Lakes governors: Fast starts, slow transitions and early divisive politics
-Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer articulated a big water agenda in her election campaign and wasted no time acting on it when she assumed office.
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AuthorsClimate ChangeDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeJames ProffittLake ErieNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRegionScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater WithdrawalsLake Erie Bill of Rights finally on ballot, then challenged again
-Although the Lucas County Board of Elections in a 3-0 vote approved the ballot initiative last month, a second protest filed the day after Christmas on behalf of Josh Abernathy is before the Ohio Supreme Court and could, ultimately, prevent the grassroots initiative from appearing on the ballot.
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AuthorsBudgetDrinking WaterFlintGary WilsonGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisInfrastructureLake MichiganLeadNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRegionThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWill new Illinois governor revive state’s interest in the Great Lakes?
-With a new governor leading, will Illinois fall into step more closely with other states and the Canadian provinces in the basin, at least on some issues?
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AudioAuthorsGary WilsonIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRegionVideoFederal employees hit streets in Great Lakes region to protest government shutdown
-Demonstrations against the government shutdown led by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), took place just steps from the EPA’s Great Lakes Region headquarters.
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ArticleAuthorsEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPolicyProtectNew Trump mercury emission plan criticized for putting gains at risk, exposing Great Lakes
-the Trump administration proposed modification to the Obama-era regulation governing mercury emissions that if adopted, would say the cost of regulating emissions is not supported by the health benefits.
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AgricultureAuthorsEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectYear-end U.S. Environmental Protection Agency moves impact Great Lakes
-While the spotlight on the Great Lakes was focused on the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline and other Michigan legislation, the Trump administration was taking action with Great Lakes implications.
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AgricultureAuthorsDrinking WaterJames ProffittLake ErieNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectAnother blow in the fight to save Lake Erie
-Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s effort to protect the future of Lake Erie from harmful algal blooms was dealt a serious blow when the Ohio Soil and Water Conservation Commission declined to move forward in designating eight watersheds in northwest Ohio as “distressed.”
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Climate ChangeEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsProtectTrump approves increased use of ethanol for gasoline
-Trump announced that he has directed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to develop a rule that would allow the sale of gasoline with 15 percent ethanol between June and September.
