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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 inAlgae Blooms, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Interview, News, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Video, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

The Microplastics Mystery in the Great Lakes

by Mary Ellen Geist January 17, 2018
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, News, Protect, Video

Two Sides of the Line 5 Pipeline in the Great Lakes

by Mary Ellen Geist January 12, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Interview, News, Protect, Video, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Are Great Lakes Emergency Responders ready for an oil spill in the Straits of Mackinac?

by Mary Ellen Geist January 8, 2018November 10, 2025
Trillium
Posted inArticle, News

Painting the Great Lakes

by Mary Ellen Geist January 5, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inNews, Play

Giving the Great Lakes

by Mary Ellen Geist December 19, 2017November 10, 2025
Posted inBudget, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Interview, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Video

Pipeline Safety Advisory Board gives thumbs up to resolutions calling for temporary shutdown of Line 5

by Mary Ellen Geist December 12, 2017November 10, 2025
Posted inBudget, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Flint, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Video, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Water / Justice “This is what democracy looks like…”

by Mary Ellen Geist December 4, 2017
Posted inArticle, Asian Carp, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Protect, Science, Technology & Research

IJC’s Great Lakes Assessment focuses on drinking water and untreated sewage

by Mary Ellen Geist November 28, 2017November 10, 2025
Posted inArticle, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News

New Safety Standards for the Line 5 Pipeline

by Mary Ellen Geist November 28, 2017November 10, 2025
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, News, Protect

Nebraska panel approves alternative Keystone XL pipeline route | PBS NewsHour

by Mary Ellen Geist November 24, 2017

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Latest News

  • Oneida County Health Department to monitor five public beaches for E. coli this summer
    Wisconsin's Oneida County Health Department will be testing the water at five public beaches this summer.
  • Coast Guard investigating beacon stolen from Superior lighthouse
    The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating the theft of a navigational beacon at the lighthouse that guides ships into the Superior harbor.
  • Michigan bald eagle success story faces new threats
    Severe weather and food challenges threaten one of the nation’s greatest conservation comebacks.

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