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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 inDrinking Water, Latest News, News, Protect, Video, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Detroit River, Great Lakes to take center stage on DPTV

by Mary Ellen Geist June 22, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inNews, Protect, Work

Canadian and U.S. mayors express alarm over trade tariffs

by Mary Ellen Geist June 19, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inNews, Play, Protect

A call-out to Great Lakes photographers

by Mary Ellen Geist June 12, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inLive, News, Play

“ART FISH FUN” – How One Michigan Community Gets Kids to Care about Water

by Mary Ellen Geist June 7, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, News, Play, Recreation and Tourism

Summer Discovery Cruise: Inspiring the Next Stewards of the Great Lakes

by Mary Ellen Geist June 5, 2018
Posted inBudget, Drinking Water, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Water Withdrawals

Another Legal Challenge for Nestle Water Withdrawal

by Mary Ellen Geist June 4, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Latest News, News, Protect, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Water Withdrawals

Flint: Nestle to the Rescue?

by Mary Ellen Geist May 29, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Protect

Emergency No-Anchor Zone Mandate for the Straits of Mackinac

by Mary Ellen Geist May 25, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, News, Protect, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

A Growing Epidemic of Toxic Algal Blooms

by Mary Ellen Geist May 23, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inFood, News, Play, Protect, Recreation and Tourism

Morel Season Begins in the Great Lakes

by Mary Ellen Geist May 16, 2018November 10, 2025

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