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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 inLatest News, News, Protect

U.S. House Pushes Back to Restore Great Lakes Funding

by Mary Ellen Geist March 31, 2017
Posted inLatest News, News, Protect, Video

Video: Full news conference after landmark settlement of Flint Water Crisis lawsuit now available

by Mary Ellen Geist March 29, 2017November 10, 2025
Posted inEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Events and Special Broadcasts, Industry, Latest News, News, Politics, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

DPTV’s “The Ethanol Effect” Screens at Freep Film Festival

by Mary Ellen Geist March 29, 2017November 10, 2025
Posted inLatest News, News, Video

Drinking water rights and budget cuts top the list at crowded IJC meeting in Detroit

by Mary Ellen Geist March 24, 2017November 10, 2025
Posted inLatest News, News

Great Lakes Governors vow to pressure congress to preserve funding

by Mary Ellen Geist March 17, 2017November 10, 2025
Posted inNews

Video: Interview with newly appointed Great Lakes Commissioner Candice Miller

by Mary Ellen Geist March 16, 2017
Posted inGreat Lakes Commission, News, Politics, Protect

Great Lakes Commission Semi-Annual Meeting and Great Lakes Day: U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow says “It’s All Hands On Deck” for People Who Care About the Great Lakes

by Mary Ellen Geist March 16, 2017November 10, 2025
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Industry, News, Protect

VIDEO: Enbridge Official: “I believe this pipeline is in as good of condition as the day it was installed”

by Mary Ellen Geist March 14, 2017November 10, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, Politics, Protect

Great Lakes water quality: Seeking your voice

by Mary Ellen Geist March 9, 2017November 10, 2025
Posted inNews

Detroit’s boil water advisory is over, but residents are still upset by lack of communication

by Mary Ellen Geist March 3, 2017November 10, 2025

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  • 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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