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AgricultureCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationGroundwater ContaminationIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsMinnesota Tribe Sets Enforceable Rules To Safeguard Wild Rice and Water Supply
-Ineffective voluntary pollution prevention practices are set aside for mandatory regulation.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipChicagoCollaborationIllinoisLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsinFRESH: As Chicago Broils, Citizens and Scientists Study ‘Heat Island’ Effect
-Coinciding with the summer’s extreme heat and citywide water pressure decreases, citizen and government scientists continue to map heat islands in Chicago.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDetroitDetroit RiverLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreational Hunting and FishingWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan ‘river walker’ program warns anglers on eating contaminated fish
-Industrial pollution taints the fish in a host of Michigan rivers, but anglers often don’t know the risks. River walkers like Jim Bridgforth aim to change that — but not everyone has the luxury of skipping a fresh-caught meal.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGroundwater ContaminationHistory and CultureIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRecreation and TourismRefreshThe ProvincesThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsAmendment to Clean Water Act improves Great Lakes through critical observation, collaboration
-The Great Lakes region has seen significant improvement since the river fires of 1969, bringing people back the waters they know and love.
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CollaborationForests and PlantsLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchRecord air pollution, Canadian wildfires prompts state to change how it issues air quality alerts
-In the wake of an EPA decision in May to ease air quality restrictions in metro Detroit, the region is experiencing its highest number of Ozone-related air quality notifications in a decade, as well as a new type of alert related to particulate matter.
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Algae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsRefreshResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsLake Erie harmful algal bloom expected to be smaller than average
-Last year’s severity index was at 6.8. Rick Stumpf with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says this year’s severity is expected to be around 3.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesLake ErieLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsin
FRESH: Federal Judge Orders Line 5 Shutdown on Tribal Land in Wisconsin
-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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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDetroit RiverIndianaLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental Justice
FRESH: Bid to Fund Invasive Carp Barrier Falls Short in Minnesota’s State Legislature
-Fresh is a newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationLatest NewsMichiganMilwaukeeMinnesotaNewsOhioPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsin
FRESH: New Wisconsin Law Aims to Protect Watersheds From Farm Runoff
-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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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDetroitIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRefreshWater Quality and Restoration EffortsOnce beset by industrial pollution, Rouge River on a slow path to recovery
-Thanks to the Clean Water Act, the Rouge is no longer a dumping ground for waste. But its gains are incomplete, with contaminants still soiling the river bottom and the fish in its waters.
