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Author Archives: Mary Ellen Geist

Mary Ellen Geist, Great Lakes Bureau Chief
Mary Ellen Geist is an award-winning broadcast journalist and author who was born and raised in the Detroit area. She began her career as a broadcast journalist in Northern Michigan where one of her first investigative reports involved the discovery of trichloroethylene in the ground water of a small town. She later won several awards...Read more

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Industry, News, Video, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Full Senate vote on Enbridge Line 5 tunnel proposal delayed

by Mary Ellen Geist November 30, 2018November 9, 2025

A Senate committee has approved a proposal that would move forward Gov. Rick Snyder’s agreement with Enbridge for a tunnel to encase the Line 5 pipeline beneath the Straits of Mackinac.

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Budget, Climate Change, News, Politics, Protect, Science, Technology & Research, Video, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

“Great Lakes in the bullseye of Climate Change”

by Mary Ellen Geist November 27, 2018November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Industry, News, Region, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do

Water School

by Mary Ellen Geist November 20, 2018
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Food, News, Recreation and Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Introducing: The Foods of the Great Lakes

by Mary Ellen Geist November 15, 2018November 9, 2025
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Industry, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Michigan, News, Region

Answers to some questions about the Line 5 tunnel

by Mary Ellen Geist November 9, 2018
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Events and Special Broadcasts, Flint, Groundwater Contamination, Lead, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Politics, Region, Video, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

The Door Flint Opened: America’s Drinking Water Crisis A Great Lakes Now Special airs Nov. 1, 9 pm on DPTV

by Mary Ellen Geist October 29, 2018
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Lake Erie, Lake Superior, News, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Now expands coverage

by Mary Ellen Geist October 24, 2018November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Groundwater Contamination, News, PFAS, Protect, Water Quality

“Do Not Eat” Advisory issued for deer taken in Northeast Michigan

by Mary Ellen Geist October 19, 2018
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, News, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Now is growing!

by Mary Ellen Geist October 16, 2018November 9, 2025
Posted inEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Industry, News, Video

Going Green on the Great Lakes

by Mary Ellen Geist October 5, 2018November 9, 2025

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Latest News

  • North Bay’s PFAS problem: 5 things to know about a ‘forever chemicals’ hotspot in Ontario
    In a small northern city, citizens have launched a class-action lawsuit over decades-old PFAS pollution. The city and federal government, meanwhile, are working on a $122-million clean-up.
  • Enbridge to Pay $275K Settlement for 2019 Wisconsin Spill After DOJ Action
    The Wisconsin Department of Justice announced a $275,000 settlement Thursday with energy firm Enbridge for alleged violations of the state’s spills law over a 2019 spill in Jefferson County.
  • Scientists have a new tool in the fight against toxic algal blooms: buoys
    University of Toledo researchers have developed a system of buoys that slowly release algaecide into the surrounding water.

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