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CollaborationCOVID-19Enbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake HuronLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsEnbridge to move forward with tunnel permitting amid pandemic, Interlochen Public Radio reports
-Tribal governments that oppose the project want Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to slow the process down.
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COVID-19Cruise ShipsFreightersIan WendrowLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsRecreation and TourismShipping and PortsTourismCruises Continue Amid COVID-19: Uncertainty mars but doesn’t stop Great Lakes cruises
-Ports and cruise lines grapple with how to protect passengers and crew even as the season is expected to continue as normal in the Great Lakes.
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AdvocacyDrinking WaterIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRic MixterWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWaterfront DevelopmentWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: Indiana restricts PFAS foam, Wisconsin utility sued, 651 military bases likely polluted
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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APEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMichiganNews
Enbridge hires companies to design, build Great Lakes tunnel
-The Canadian company is forging ahead with plans to begin construction work next year on the tunnel, replacing the pipes at the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac.
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DetroitDrinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNew YorkNewsPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRic MixterWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: Plasma-blasting PFAS, Wisconsin utilities decline to test, $1M Democrat ad buy
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Some worry if New York’s coming plastic bag ban is enough
-New York retailers have begun giving up single-use plastic bags as the state prepares for the March 1 implementation of a ban aimed at reducing pollution.
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APIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsHearing puts Minnesota agency under scrutiny over PolyMet mine permit
-Ramsey County Chief Judge John Guthmann is opening a fact-finding hearing into allegations that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency improperly tried to suppress serious concerns by the federal Environmental Protection Agency about the PolyMet mine’s risks to clean water.
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APIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMichiganNewsU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsOfficials extend comment period on Kalamazoo River cleanup
-Federal officials are giving the public more time to comment on a Kalamazoo River cleanup settlement that was announced last month.
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APIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake SuperiorMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan State: Crews to begin dredging Lake Superior harbor
-Crews were expected to start removing more copper mining waste rock known as stamp sands that have built up in an Upper Peninsula waterway and threaten an important fish spawning area, according to state officials.
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Plenty of contaminants found at Detroit-area industrial site
-An inspection of an old industrial site in suburban Detroit was triggered by the discovery of a yellow-green substance along a major interstate.
