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AdvocacyClimate ChangeCollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeHistory and CultureInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsBlack Neighborhoods Will Bear Future Flood Burden
-Climate change, shifting populations, and infrastructure development in risky areas compound future flood loss risk.
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APDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature LeadFlintLeadMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeJudge: Ex-governor must testify in Flint water civil trial
-U.S. District Judge Judith Levy denied motions by Snyder, his former advisor, two former state-appointed emergency managers and an ex-Flint city official to quash subpoenas compelling them to testify.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureIllinoisLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNewsOntarioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSt. Lawrence RiverTourismWisconsinWho caught the world’s largest muskie? Even the experts don’t agree
-The award and corresponding fame for catching the world’s largest muskie by hook and line remains a hotly contested controversy that, after nearly a century of debate, remains unresolved.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsLatest NewsNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchLost and found: native aquatic plant in Ohio
-The watermilfoil species has not been seen in Ohio in at least 20 years, said Mark Warman, the scientist who found the plant on private property last September.
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APEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsOhioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsHydropower eyes bigger energy role, less environmental harm
-Rye Development, a Boston-based hydropower company, is retrofitting the dams with turbines to generate electricity and says the upgraded structures will limit damage to the rivers’ water quality and fish.
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APBudgetForever Chemicals FeaturedInfrastructureNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinLa Crosse officials to spend another $25K on bottled water
-The city council in La Crosse has decided to spend another $25,000 on bottled water for town of Campbell residents with PFAS-contaminated wells.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsI Speak for the FishLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchSt. Clair RiverI Speak for the Fish: Playing peek-a-boo with the ducks
-An intuitive distrust of scuba divers reflects a key survival strategy of ducks and other waterfowl.
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BudgetFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNatasha BlakelyNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeLegislation introduced for Great Lakes Authority, a new federal entity for the Great Lakes region
-Ohio’s Rep. Marcy Kaptur on Thursday introduced the Great Lakes Authority Act with eight other Democratic co-sponsors.
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APGroundwater ContaminationInfrastructureNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesWater Quality and Restoration EffortsEvers lashes out at conservatives over PFAS standards
-Democratic Gov. Tony Evers lashed out at conservative members of the Department of Natural Resources policy board for refusing to set limits on PFAS in Wisconsin’s groundwater.
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AdvocacyChicagoDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFeature LeadFlintGary WilsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesSubstantive change will require a ‘massive culture shift’ in federal, state and local agencies
-In this Q&A with Great Lakes Environmental Law Center executive director Nick Leonard, he pushes regulators to focus on the possible, talks about the role MDHHS can play in environmental health, and more.
