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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationGroundwater ContaminationLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan brine brouhaha: Proposed limits for unpaved roads prompt dustup
-The salty solution is killing the state’s precious waters, but efforts to cut back on spraying have met fierce opposition.
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AuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationLake OntarioLatest NewsNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience Says WhatScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekTorontoWater Quality and Restoration EffortsScience Says What? Microplastic pollution — how worried should we be?
-Scientists have found these tiny bits of plastic all over the world — even in mosquitoes’ bellies.
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AdvocacyCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationInfrastructureLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRefreshThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsRoad Salt, A Stealthy Pollutant, Is Damaging Michigan Waters
-Rivers and lakes are becoming saltier while law and practice limit effective responses.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLatest NewsNewsProtectRecreation and TourismThe CatchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsThe Catch: Robots Tackle Shoreline Trash
-The bots will collect plastic pollution from both the shoreline and the water as part of a larger binational effort called the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup initiative.
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Algae BloomsAPClevelandDrinking WaterLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsClean Water Act at 50: environmental gains, challenges unmet
-Experts and activists agree many waterways are healthier now.
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AdvocacyAgricultureAPIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMN Supreme Court: Farm country stream is protected waterway
-It’s unclear whether the ruling will affect other conflicts around the state involving drainage projects that preserve farmlands but increase the volume of pollutants flowing downstream.
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AdvocacyAPChicagoEquity and Environmental JusticeIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsBP reaches $2.75M deal over Indiana refinery pollution
-Oil titan BP reached a $2.75 million settlement over air pollution from its largest refinery after environmentalists complained of repeated emissions violations.
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Algae BloomsBooks, Authors, Art and MusicCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeEvents and Special BroadcastsFeature HomepageHistory and CultureInterviewLake ErieNewsResearch, Data and TechnologySandra SvobodaScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts“Talking about the bloom:” Meet filmmaker David J. Ruck
-Great Lakes native David J. Ruck discusses environmental storytelling, Lake Erie’s algae blooms and his new documentary film, set to air on six PBS stations on Sept. 12.
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AdvocacyArticleClimate ChangeEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingNewsScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesWisconsinGreening a home — and the next generation — in Wisconsin
-A group of Wisconsin high school students recently received first-hand experience helping to reduce a home’s carbon footprint as part of a project for their AP Environmental Science course.
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Fish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake OntarioLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekHow will tire chemicals affect Great Lakes fish? Some scientists hope to find out
-A relatively unknown chemical has come to recent attention as concern mounts over what it could do to our fish populations.
