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A Great Lakes Authority?
-Aiming to better coordinate efforts to restore the Great Lakes, promote related educational opportunities, and boost the region’s economic prospects, an Ohio legislator crafted a bill to create a federal Great Lakes Authority.
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AgricultureChicagoClimate ChangeDrinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupIllinoisLatest NewsMinnesotaMunicipalitiesNatasha BlakelyNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaScience, Technology, ResearchTribal Governments and First NationsWisconsinDrinking Water News Roundup: First Nation residents call settlement restrictive, Wisconsin towns try regulating big farms, Chicago cans tap water
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsStorms strain Ohio’s electric grid, and climate change could make it worse
-More than 900,000 Ohioans lost power last year from weather-related events. Climate change will likely bring more severe storms.
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APIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureNewsOhioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsNew Ohio law eases state regulation of some streams
-State regulation of streams that flow temporarily after rainfall will be restricted under legislation signed into law by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFish, Birds and AnimalsForever Chemicals FeaturedLake ErieMichiganNew YorkNewsOhioPennsylvaniaPFASProtectQuebecU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWisconsinFRESH: Wisconsin Judge Strikes Down Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Cleanup Rule
-Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today.
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Climate ChangeEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNatasha BlakelyNewsOhioOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsinEnergy News Roundup: Ontario looks to phase out natural gas, wild rice could stop Line 3, Energy Department invests in cybersecurity
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.
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Capri CafaroClimate ChangeFeature HomepageFoodForests and PlantsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsOhioProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWisconsinThe Great Lakes sugaring season is changing
-Maple producers are facing shorter harvest seasons, less sugar production and unreliable sap flow.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaLatest NewsMichiganNatasha BlakelyNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsinDrinking Water News Roundup: EPA won’t regulate rocket fuel, Illinois prison water contaminated with Legionella
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Feature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingTourismWaterfront DevelopmentLakeside Gentrification: Waterfront properties and water access grow steadily further out of reach
-The bottom-line budget for a vacation by the lakes is shooting higher, as local vacation homes and restaurants are replaced by mansions and condominiums.
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AdvocacyAPBudgetNewsOhioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsOhio legislation eases state regulation of some streams
-Construction companies, the mining industry and other business groups say removing so-called ephemeral streams from regulation would make Ohio’s practice consistent with federal law.
