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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, News, Protect, Resource, Video, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Water Withdrawals

The impact of the Waukesha water withdrawal decision on Racine, WI

by Mary Ellen Geist April 11, 2018
Posted inBudget, Drinking Water, Flint, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Video, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

No more free bottled water for Flint

by Mary Ellen Geist April 10, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inArticle, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Interview, Latest News, News, Protect, Video

Update on fluid spill in the Straits of Mackinac

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

A Spill in the Straits

by Mary Ellen Geist April 4, 2018
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Interview, News, Protect, Video, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Lake Erie has been declared impaired. So what?

by Mary Ellen Geist April 3, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inBudget, Drinking Water, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Water Withdrawals

Potash: Another Great Lakes water withdrawal

by Mary Ellen Geist March 28, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inBudget, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect

Drilling underway near the Line 5 Pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac

by Mary Ellen Geist March 16, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, News, Protect, Video, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Water Withdrawals

“Tapping the Great Lakes” premieres on DPTV

by Mary Ellen Geist March 15, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inNews, Protect, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Water Withdrawals

Should Michigan’s water withdrawal law be changed to help farmers?

by Mary Ellen Geist March 5, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Interview, News, Video, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

A car that makes clean drinking water?

by Mary Ellen Geist February 22, 2018

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  • Great Lakes shipping lost third of season to ‘inadequate icebreaking’
    The Lake Carriers Association said in a report that it lost 82 shipping days this year because the US Coast Guard failed to break enough ice. Despite repeated attempts, Congress hasn’t invested in a new icebreaker for the Great Lakes.
  • Whitefish waning. Should Michigan have commercial trout, walleye catches?
    Bills under consideration in the House aim to expand commercial access to walleye and trout as whitefish catch rates plummet. Recreational fishing advocates and state fishing regulators object.
  • Around 200 acres protected along Lake Superior for longest national scenic trail
    The Trust for Public Land conveyed 213 acres to the National Park Service this spring in Iron County.

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