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Trump administration moves to weaken federal protections for waterways and wetlands

by Inside Climate News November 24, 2025

Environmental groups warn the proposal to change the definition of “waters of the United States” would eliminate crucial safeguards for “countless” bodies of water.

Posted inLatest News, News

A bitcoin mine came to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and Dafter Township isn’t happy

by Inside Climate News October 17, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News

A Michigan town hopes to stop a data center with a 2026 ballot initiative

by Inside Climate News October 15, 2025
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Los Alamos and University of Michigan want to build a national security ‘data center’ in Ypsilanti. Residents and local officials see few benefits.

by Inside Climate News October 14, 2025
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Millions in loans to replace lead pipes pumping water into Chicago homes remain unspent

by Inside Climate News October 6, 2025December 8, 2025
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As data centers proliferate across Illinois, communities grapple with how to supply the necessary water

by Inside Climate News June 17, 2025
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Artificial Reefs Can Mitigate Coastal Erosion in the Great Lakes. Will Cities Agree to Adopt Them?

by Inside Climate News April 25, 2025November 7, 2025
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Microplastics Lurk in Freshwater Environments Across Pennsylvania

by Inside Climate News March 24, 2025
Posted inEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

Michigan Residents Push for an Environmental Impact Statement Before Restarting the Palisades Nuclear Plant

by Inside Climate News February 19, 2025
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Millions left in air pollution ‘blind spots’ despite stricter EPA standards

by Inside Climate News January 24, 2025November 8, 2025

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  • Winter road salt is threatening Lake Simcoe and Ontario watersheds year-round
    Salt used to remove ice from roadways is collecting in Simcoe's watershed — a source of drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people.
  • Great Lakes water levels decline from record highs: What the forecast says
    Over the next six months, the Army Corps predicts water levels will stay below long-term averages on all Great Lakes, except possibly Lake Ontario.
  • Shipwreck hunter discovers sunken 150-year-old luxury liner off the coast of Wisconsin
    The Great Lakes are seeing a "golden age" of shipwreck discoveries, says Wisconsin maritime historian.

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