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APEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake SuperiorMinnesotaNewsProtectMinnesota regulators put Enbridge Line 3 oil pipeline back on track
-The state Public Utilities Commission voted 3-1 to approve an updated environmental impact statement for the $2.6 billion project, finding that the new review adequately addressed the impacts of a potential spill in the Lake Superior watershed.
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AuthorsEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsOntarioProtectSandra SvobodaScience, Technology, ResearchPolluting with Purpose: In the wilderness with Great Lakes Now at Canada’s Experimental Lakes Area
-Here’s Program Director Sandra Svoboda’s account of field producing the “Polluting with Purpose” segment for the Great Lakes Now monthly show.
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AdvocacyAuthorsDrinking WaterEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingGary WilsonIllinoisLake OntarioLatest NewsMichiganNew YorkNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWisconsinGreen Spotlight: New York Gov. Cuomo leads with climate change, restoring nature in annual priorities speech
-The governors of five of the eight Great Lakes states have given their yearly State of the State addresses, but only one of them highlighted climate change.
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Wisconsin governor declares state of emergency after flooding, storms
-High winds and flooding caused significant damage along the Lake Michigan shoreline. Three Wisconsin counties earlier this week reported a combined $30 million in damage to public infrastructure.
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APEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeMinnesota regulators revisit environmental review for Line 3 pipeline
-The state’s Public Utilities Commission opened a hearing Friday on an updated environmental review for Enbridge Energy’s plan to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across the state, but most testimony focused on broader questions of whether the project should even be built.
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AuthorsDetroitDetroit RiverFish, Birds and AnimalsJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsPlayRecreation and TourismGreat Lakes Moment: One man’s foray into high-tech, long-distance birding
-In his monthly column, Great Lakes Now’s John Hartig profiles notable birder and digiscoper Jerry Jourdan.
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New York faces calls to act more swiftly on climate change
-Lawmakers holding budget hearings this week faced protests from environmental and left-leaning groups who criticized the lack of new solar and wind projects breaking ground in the state.
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APDrinking WaterIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMilwaukeeNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsinWisconsin lawmakers introduce sweeping PFAS pollution bill
-The new bill would allocate $7.7 million over two years toward efforts to slow contamination and clean up polluted areas.
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Michigan Senate: No permit needed to protect homes from high water
-The legislation, which cleared the Republican-led chamber on a party-line 22-16 vote, was sent to the GOP-controlled House for future consideration.
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Suit filed to stop seawall that could protect 2 homes in Michigan
-The wall will interfere with the ability of the group that filed the suit to co-use the neighborhood’s shared beach area, according to some members of the Dunes Homeowners Association in West Olive.
