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Great Lakes mayors and First Nation group at odds with governors on water diversions
-Tension between Great Lakes governors, Canadian premiers and a bi-national group of mayors escalated last week when representatives of the governors and premiers rejected a proposal from the mayors to modify a proposed process on how the region addresses water diversion requests.
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AuthorsEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesGary WilsonLake HuronLake MichiganMary Ellen GeistMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesMichigan Senate passes bills with major impact on the Great Lakes
-GOP leaders and Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder are trying to finalize the Line 5 Tunnel agreement before Gov.-elect Gretchen Whitmer, takes office in January.
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Chicago water agency greenlights road in pristine suburban space
-The Chicago Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD), recently voted to allow a road to be built through Isabella Woods that would serve the needs of private real estate development.
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Asian CarpAuthorsBudgetGary WilsonInvasive SpeciesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectCost of Army Corps plan to block Asian carp skyrockets
-The cost to block Asian Carp in the Chicago waterways system has increased to $778 million from a previous estimate of $275 million, the Army Corps of Engineers announced last week.
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AuthorsGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInvasive SpeciesNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectScience, Technology, ResearchShipping and PortsU.S. Senate moves toward fighting aquatic invasive species
-In a bipartisan move, the U.S. Senate last week passed legislation that authorizes funding for the U.S. Coast Guard and, following years of debate, changes ballast water regulation by setting a national standard for discharges.
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AuthorsDrinking WaterGary WilsonMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRegionWisconsinGreat Lakes opportunities, obstacles await new governors in Michigan and Wisconsin
-What is the reality for Whitmer and Evers, two gubernatorial election winners in key Great Lakes states. Both are Democrats who will replace two-term Republicans.
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Toxic Clean-up of Defunct Steel Mill on Detroit River Advances
-A 25-year challenge for USEPA, MDEQ Clean-up of a long-defunct and toxic site on prime real estate that borders the…
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Algae BloomsBudgetDrinking WaterFlintGary WilsonGroundwater ContaminationInterviewLatest NewsLeadNewsPFASVideoWater Quality and Restoration EffortsLine 5 and the Michigan Governor’s Race
-As the race to replace Michigan Governor Rick Snyder nears the finish line, candidates Republican Bill Schuette and Democrat Gretchen Whitmer are sharply divided on what to do about Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac.
