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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 inNews

EPA restrictions imposed by the Trump Administration leave Great Lakes Region in limbo

by Mary Ellen Geist January 25, 2017
Posted inNews

The Great Lakes Water Authority Assures Detroit’s Downriver Residents Their Water Is Safe To Drink

by Mary Ellen Geist January 23, 2017November 10, 2025
Posted inFlint, Latest News, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

What Michigan’s Governor Rick Snyder said – and didn’t say – about the environment and the Great Lakes in his 2017 State of the State address

by Mary Ellen Geist January 19, 2017November 10, 2025
Posted inInvasive Species, News, Protect, Science, Technology & Research

Michigan U.S. Senators Stabenow and Peters send urgent message about Asian carp to Army Corps of Engineers

by Mary Ellen Geist January 17, 2017November 10, 2025
Posted inLatest News, News

A new coalition of Midwest business leaders is formed to decommission Enbridge Oil Company’s massive pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac

by Mary Ellen Geist January 12, 2017November 10, 2025
Posted inLive

A Fish Story: Great Lakes Fishermen In The U.S Can Blame Russia For A Loss Of Profits

by Mary Ellen Geist January 10, 2017November 10, 2025

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