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APEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFreightersIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and Tourism
Ancient stone patterns in Straits of Mackinac add new wrinkle to Line 5 pipeline debate
-A group of amateur explorers raised money to look at Enbridge Inc.’s oil pipeline on the lake bottom.
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Drinking Water News Roundup: Wisconsin wells contaminated by sewage, First Nations boil advisories, lead pipes
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and Tourism
In Michigan, rising lake levels disturb sacred ground
-Along Lake Michigan’s shores, rising waters are eroding Indigenous Odawa burial sites.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Enbridge just wants a permit. Michigan critics want to bring down Line 5
-The case stems from a seemingly small detail in Enbridge’s larger quest to build a massive underground tunnel in the bedrock below the Straits.
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The Best Part of Us: Great Lakes author tackles conflict and culture in new novel
-The author, Sally Cole-Misch, is a former public affairs officer with the International Joint Commission.
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AdvocacyClimate ChangeCollaborationForests and PlantsIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsNewsOntarioQuebecResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, Research
One key solution to the world’s climate woes? Canada’s natural landscapes
-Canada, home to 25 percent of the planet’s wetlands and boreal forests, could play a vital role in the fight against climate change.
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Drinking Water News Roundup: Drilling fluid contamination, mining pollution concerns, tribal community grants
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with drinking water in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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CollaborationIndigenous CommunitiesLake SuperiorLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWisconsin
Tribes, advocacy groups sue EPA over rule narrowing scope of federal waterway protections
-The tribes and organizations turned to federal courts in Washington state and Arizona.
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Equity and Environmental JusticeIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake SuperiorLatest NewsLorraine BoissoneaultMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Conflicted Over Copper: PolyMet copper-nickel mine has been trapped in litigation
-This second part in a series on mining in Minnesota looks at PolyMet’s proposed mine and its legal battles against Native and environmental groups.